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Medal - Shimadzu Corporation Headquarters

Location Japan
Year 1927
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Shape Round
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Obverse description Detailed three-quarter perspective view in high relief of the newly completed Western-style headquarters building, rendered with careful architectural detail including arched windows, rusticated stonework, an ornate central entrance portal, and a rooftop pavilion. The Roman numeral date legend MCMXXVII appears in the lower field.
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Reverse description The Shimadzu corporate emblem — a circle enclosing a cross — occupies the upper central field, above a naturalistic landscape scene in relief depicting weeping willows to the left and a flowering cherry tree to the right. Japanese legends in three lines appear in the lower field, and a decorative branch border frames the entire design.
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