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Medal - The Trap
| Location | Federal Republic of Germany |
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| Year | 1976 |
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| Edge | Smooth with lettering |
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| Obverse description | A dramatic prehistoric hunting scene in high relief depicting a woolly mammoth fallen into a pit trap, surrounded by several Stone Age hunters wielding rocks and spears. The figures are shown in dynamic poses throwing stones onto the trapped animal, with trees and rocky terrain in the background. A legend panel in the lower exergue bears the title inscription. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | Die Fallgrube ermöglichte es dem Menschen der Altsteinzeit, große Jagdtiere zu erlegen, denen er mit seinen üblichen Waffen nicht gewachsen war. |
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