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Medal - The history of Belgium in 100 medals
| Location | Belgium |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Obverse description | High-relief scene depicting a robed central figure, presumed to be Pope Martin V, standing behind a table and presiding over a gathering of several kneeling and seated figures in medieval dress. A guard bearing a staff stands to the left, and a scribe appears to be recording proceedings in the lower left field. The composition commemorates the foundation of the University of Leuven in 1425. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Black-fielded reverse with a gilt Belgian lion emblem at the top center, flanked by two symmetrical oak leaf branches forming a wreath. The central field bears a bilingual inscription in Dutch and French commemorating the foundation of the University of Leuven by papal bull of Martin V on 9 December 1425. A small decorative motif appears at the bottom of the wreath. |
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