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Medal - Terra-cotta Warriors 兵马俑
| Location | People`s Republic of China |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a full-length relief effigy of a high-ranking military officer terra-cotta warrior (高级军吏俑) in the foreground, with a background panel depicting rows of armoured warrior figures in relief. To the right, a framed panel bears the large Chinese characters 兵马俑 alongside the bilingual legend in Chinese and English identifying the site as Xi'an, China. |
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| Obverse lettering | 高级军吏俑 兵马俑 Terra-Cotta Warriors 中国·西安 Xi'An · China |
| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a detailed relief view of the museum building of the Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum (Pit No. 1), shown with its characteristic arched roof and traditional Chinese architectural elements, flanked by stylised trees. A flying crane motif appears above the building in the upper field. The curved legend around the upper rim identifies the site's national tourism and heritage protection status, while the lower field bears the inscription 一号坑 (Pit No. 1). |
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