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Medal - Nes Church Ruins The Old Church
| Location | Norway |
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| Year | 1910 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | Central relief depicting the old Nes parish church as it appeared before the fire, showing a cruciform church building with a prominent spire, surrounded by outbuildings. A two-line legend in the central field identifies the subject, with an extensive circular legend running along the rim within a solid inner ring, recording the history of the church from its original construction to its destruction by lightning on 18 June 1854. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central relief depicting the stone ruins of the old Nes church overgrown with vegetation, set against a rayed background. A two-line legend in the upper field identifies the ruins, with a lengthy circular legend running along the rim within a solid inner ring, noting that the medal was struck from metal of the old church bells that melted in the fire of 18 June 1854 and were excavated from the rubble. The engraver's name appears in the lower field of the central design. |
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