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Medal - Gustav Hetsch career anniversaries
| Location | Denmark |
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| Year | 1845 |
| Type | Award medal |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed bust of Professor Gustav Friedrich Hetsch in high relief, facing right, with naturalistically rendered hair and sideburns. A circular legend surrounds the portrait along the rim, with the engraver's signature 'C.CHR.' visible in the lower field. |
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| Reverse description | Allegorical seated figure of Minerva in neoclassical style, wearing a Greek helmet and aegis with gorgoneion, holding a long spear upright in her right hand and an owl perched on her extended left hand. Architect's instruments — a square, a mallet, and a level — are arranged in the lower left field, while a round shield rests against her seat to the right. The legend encircles the rim, with the engraver's name and Roman numeral date MDCCCXLV inscribed in the exergue. |
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| Reverse lettering | SKIÖNHED SKAL ADLE ARBEIDET. H: CONR: MDCCCXLV. |
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