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Medallion - Postmasters Old Prints of Guernsey
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1978 |
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| Composition | Silver (.925) |
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| Obverse description | Detailed relief scene depicting traditional Guernsey seaweed harvesting, showing workers loading harvested seaweed onto a horse-drawn cart beside a sailing vessel in shallow coastal waters. Multiple figures are shown engaged in the harvest, with one figure atop the loaded cart and others working around the boat, all rendered in fine engraved relief against a mirror-polished field. |
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| Reverse description | Mirror-polished field bearing multi-line bilingual inscriptions in English and French, with the Postmasters International globe-and-laurel logo in relief at the top center. The text commemorates the issuance date of February 7, 1978, with a small Franklin Mint mintmark at the bottom of the field. |
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| Reverse lettering | OFFICIAL COMMEMORATIVE ISSUE Honoring the Old Guernsey Prints February 7, 1978 EMISSION COMMEMORATIVE OFFICIELLE En l'honneur des gravures anciennes de Guernesey Le 7 février 1978 |
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