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Token - The Great War Reconstruction
| Location | Belgium |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Composition | Silver (.925) |
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| Obverse description | The central field features a split composition depicting the Cloth Hall and St. Martin's Cathedral of Ypres (Ieper), shown in ruins on the left and reconstructed on the right, separated by a vertical dividing line. The curved legend around the upper rim reads DE WEDEROPBOUW - LA RECONSTRUCTION in raised relief, with the dates 14-18, year 2016, and the bilingual city name IEPER / YPRES inscribed in the lower exergue. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The central field features a row of military gravestones in low relief along the lower portion, flanked on the left by a detailed depiction of a poppy plant in full bloom. The field above bears a multi-line inscription quoting the opening lines of John McCrae's poem In Flanders Fields. The arched legend THE GREAT WAR runs along the upper rim. |
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