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Medal - The great flood of Pest

Location Hungary
Year 1988
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Period 20th century
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Obverse description Bust of Miklós Wesselényi facing slightly left, depicted with curly hair, moustache and beard, wearing a period coat with a bow tie. A curved legend surrounds the bust on the left and right sides of the field, with the engraver's initials FM visible at the lower left.
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Reverse description A stylised bird's-eye map composition depicting the flooded city of Pest in 1838, with wave patterns representing the floodwaters dominating the centre of the field. A compass rose is shown in the upper left, trees and urban elements surround the scene, and a rectangular cartouche in the lower left bears the inscription. The engraver's initials FM and the year 1988 appear in the upper left field.
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