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Medal - Battle of Nyborg
| Location | Denmark |
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| Year | 1659 |
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| Period | 17th century |
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| Obverse description | A large war elephant in high relief tramples a serpent underfoot and seizes a capricorn with its trunk, lifting the creature off the ground. A turbaned rider falls from the elephant's back, his hat tumbling into the field below. The scene is rendered with dynamic naturalistic detail against a plain, smooth field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears eight lines of Latin text in capital letters, evenly spaced across the plain field within a raised border, concluding with the date XIV NOVEMB: MDCLIX. |
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