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Presidential Medal - Salvador Allende Gossens
| Location | Chile |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | High-relief bust of Salvador Allende facing slightly left, depicted wearing glasses, suit, and tie. The circumferential legend arcs around the upper field, and the engraver's signature F. ORELLANA P. appears in small incuse lettering at the lower left of the bust. |
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| Obverse lettering | Dr. SALVADOR ALLENDE G. PRESIDENTE DE LA REPUBLICA DE CHILE F.ORELLANA P. (Firma del diseñador y grabador) (Translation: Dr. SALVADOR ALLENDE G. PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHILE F.ORELLANA P. (Signature of the designer and engraver)) |
| Reverse description | An allegorical group composition in high relief depicts representatives of various Chilean professions and social classes — including a miner, soldier, farmer, fisherman, carpenter, teacher, and mother — gathered in the field beneath a large waving Chilean national flag and the Chilean coat of arms. The dates appear in the lower exergue, and the mint mark is visible in the lower left field. |
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