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Medal - Quadricentennial of Printing in Mexico
| Location | Mexico |
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| Year | 1939 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | A fully rigged sailing ship navigating turbulent seas to the right, with an open book inscribed with the Roman numeral date MDXXIX and 1939 displayed prominently among the sails; radiating sunbeams fill the background field. Below the ship, a curved banner bears the commemorative legend in relief. |
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| Reverse description | Interior scene of an early colonial print shop depicting three workers: a seated figure in the foreground consulting an open book, a second worker operating the lever of a hand printing press at right, and a third figure standing behind at a typesetter's letter tray. The date legend appears in the lower exergue. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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