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- Medal - n. - A piece of metal in the form of a coin, struck with a device, and intended to preserve the remembrance of a notable event or an illustrious person, or to serve as a reward.
- Medal - v. t. - To honor or reward with a medal.
- Medaled - imp. & p. p. - of Medal
- Medalet - n. - A small medal.
- Medaling - p. pr. & vb. n. - of Medal
- Medalist - n. - A person that is skilled or curious in medals; a collector of medals.
- Medalist - n. - A designer of medals.
- Medalist - n. - One who has gained a medal as the reward of merit.
- Medalled - - of Medal
- Medallic - a. - Of or pertaining to a medal, or to medals.
- Medalling - - of Medal
- Medallion - n. - A large medal or memorial coin.
- Medallion - n. - A circular or oval (or, sometimes, square) tablet bearing a figure or figures represented in relief.
- Medalurgy - n. - The art of making and striking medals and coins.
- Medalist - n. - One who has gained a medal as the reward of merit.
- Contorniate - n. - A species of medal or medallion of bronze, having a deep furrow on the contour or edge; -- supposed to have been struck in the days of Constantine and his successors.
- Chronogram - n. - An inscription in which certain numeral letters, made to appear specially conspicuous, on being added together, express a particular date or epoch, as in the motto of a medal struck by Gustavus Adolphus in 1632: ChrIstVs DVX; ergo trIVMphVs.- the capitals of which give, when added as numerals, the sum 1632.
- Galvanoplastic - a. - Of or pertaining to the art or process of electrotyping; employing, or produced by, the process of electolytic deposition; as, a galvano-plastic copy of a medal or the like.
- Type - n. - The original object, or class of objects, scene, face, or conception, which becomes the subject of a copy; esp., the design on the face of a medal or a coin.
- Medallion - n. - A large medal or memorial coin.
- Legend - n. - An inscription, motto, or title, esp. one surrounding the field in a medal or coin, or placed upon an heraldic shield or beneath an engraving or illustration.
- Anaglyptograph - n. - An instrument by which a correct engraving of any embossed object, such as a medal or cameo, can be executed.
- Jugata - n. pl. - The figures of two heads on a medal or coin, either side by side or joined.
- Reverse - a. - The back side; as, the reverse of a drum or trench; the reverse of a medal or coin, that is, the side opposite to the obverse. See Obverse.