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Medal - The history of Belgium in 100 medals Marriage of Mary of Burgundy and Maximilian of Habsburg
| Location | Belgium |
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| Year | 1477 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | A detailed relief scene depicting a medieval wedding ceremony, showing a crowned female figure (Mary of Burgundy) and a male figure (Maximilian of Habsburg) at center, surrounded by a cortege of attendants and courtiers in period dress. A page carries a shield in the foreground, while another attendant bears a crown on a cushion to the right. |
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| Obverse lettering | 11th PRESIDENT, U.S.A. 1845 1849 JAMES K. POLK |
| Reverse description | The polished field displays a bilingual dedicatory inscription in relief within a wreath of oak branches, surmounted by a rampant lion heraldic device at the top. The text commemorates the marriage of Mary of Burgundy to Archduke Maximilian of Austria on 19 August 1477, rendered in both Dutch and French. |
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