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Medal - Millennium Collection - Technology
| Location | New Zealand |
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| Year | 1999 |
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| Composition | Nickel plated steel |
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| Obverse description | The field features five portrait busts in relief depicting pioneers of technology: Bell, Edison, Marconi, Baird, and Babbage, each associated with their respective inventions rendered in the background. The circular legend around the border reads TECHNOLOGY · BELL · EDISON · MARCONI · BAIRD · BABBAGE, with the date range 1833–1926 in the lower exergue. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The central field depicts a sextant in high relief superimposed over an ornate astronomical clock or astrolabe face, with Roman and Arabic numerals marking the hours and minutes around concentric rings. The circular legend THE MILLENNIUM arcs across the top, and MEDAL COLLECTION along the bottom, with the Pobjoy Mint mark PM visible at lower centre. |
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