exergue
the space below the device on a coin or medal, sometimes separated from the field by a line.
Origin of exergue
1Other words from exergue
- ex·ergu·al [ig-zur-guhl, ek-sur-], /ɪgˈzɜr gəl, ɛkˈsɜr-/, adjective
Words Nearby exergue
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How to use exergue in a sentence
The design was similar to the original, except that the exergue contained a picture of Kaffir arms instead of the date "1853."
Chats on Military Curios | Stanley C. JohnsonOn the exergue: bostonium recuperatum, die 17 martii, mdcclxxvi.
The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 | J. F. Loubat, LL.D.In the exergue is a boy fishing, the rebus upon the name of the artist Gio Maria da Pescia.
Finger-Ring Lore | William JonesI think that a figure or head of Neptune upon the reverse, with the motto round the exergue, Tridens Neptuni sceptrum mundi.
exergue: fugatis captis aut csis ad cowpens hostibus 17 Jan. 1781.
The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 | J. F. Loubat, LL.D.
British Dictionary definitions for exergue
/ (ɛkˈsɜːɡ) /
a space on the reverse of a coin or medal below the central design, often containing the date, place of minting, etc
Origin of exergue
1Derived forms of exergue
- exergual, adjective
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