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EFFIGY [2 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

effigy: an item in the "Ceremonial Objects" class of the "Communication Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

effigie : objet de la classe «Objets cérémoniels» de la catégorie «Objets de communication».

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-02-01

English

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

The likeness or image of a person, usually a sovereign, sometimes an historical figure, as portrayed on the obverse of a coin or the face of a bank note.

OBS

When a coin or bank note bears two heads as effigy on its obverse or face, the heads are said "face-to-face" or "vis-à-vis" if facing each other, and "back-to-back" if facing in opposite directions; when facing in the same direction, they are said "accolated", "conjoined", or "jugate" if the two are overlapping, and "side-by-side", if they are one beside the other.

French

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

Représentation d'une personnalité, habituellement un souverain, parfois un personnage historique, figurant sur l'avers des pièces de monnaie ou le recto des billets de banque.

OBS

Lorsqu'une pièce (monnaie ou billet de banque) porte deux têtes (double effigie), on dit qu'elles sont «affrontées» si elles se regardent, et «adossées» si elles regardent en sens contraire; lorsqu'elles font face dans la même direction, on les dit «conjuguées» ou «accolées» si placées l'une sur l'autre, et «juxtaposées» si l'une à côté de l'autre. Une pièce sans effigie est dite «aniconique».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Monedas y billetes
  • Numismática
  • Acuñación de moneda
DEF

Representación de la cabeza y cuello de un personaje en el anverso de una moneda.

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