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Medal - Year of the Ox
| Location | People`s Republic of China |
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| Technique | Inlaid |
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| Obverse description | A gilded ox in high relief set against a dark lacquered field, depicted in a dynamic lowered-head posture. The rim is gilded and encircles the entire design. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features three concentric rings of Chinese characters in gilt against a dark lacquered field. The central field bears the large Chinese character 丑 (the Ox, second of the twelve Earthly Branches). The surrounding rings contain additional Chinese characters listing the twelve zodiac signs and associated cyclical terms, with a gilded outer rim. |
| Reverse script | Chinese |
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