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Record 1 2012-03-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Coins and Bank Notes
  • Numismatics
  • Coining
DEF

1. Said of coins with either obverse effigy or reverse design sunk below the original surface of the blank.

OBS

A design raised above that surface is "in relief".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
  • Numismatique
  • Monnayage
DEF

1. Se dit d'une pièce dont l'effigie de l'avers ou le motif du revers a été frappé de façon à se trouver moins élevé que la surface originale du flan.

OBS

Se dit de la face d'une pièce et, par extension, de la pièce de monnaie même lorsqu'une des faces est incuse.

OBS

Très ancien : Se dit d'une monnaie sans revers ou qui porte en creux l'image en relief de l'autre côté.

Spanish

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