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Otto Lilienthal, aviation pioneer
| Location | Germany (1871-1948) |
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| Year | 1910 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing bust of Otto Lilienthal in high relief, wearing a suit and tie, with a short beard. The legend along the upper rim reads the subject's name, flanked by his birth and death years in the left and right fields respectively. The designer's signature appears below the bust truncation. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Two nude male figures in high relief occupy the central field: a winged genius of death, holding a lowered torch in his right hand, guides a young man by the hip toward a monumental doorway or crypt at left, while the young man stretches his arms upward toward a bird in flight visible in the upper field. A flaming torch and foliage appear at lower left. The Latin legend curves along the right rim. |
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