exergue

[ ig-zurg, ek-surg, eg-zurg ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the space below the device on a coin or medal, sometimes separated from the field by a line.

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 exergue¹

1690–1700; < French, apparently < Greek ex- ex- ³ + érgon work

Origin of exergue¹

C17: from French, from Medieval Latin exergum, from Greek ex outside + ergon work

The design was similar to the original, except that the exergue contained a picture of Kaffir arms instead of the date "1853."

On the Exergue: bostonium recuperatum, die 17 martii, mdcclxxvi.

In the exergue is a boy fishing, the rebus upon the name of the artist Gio Maria da Pescia.

I 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.

April 17, 2024axolotl

[ak-suh-lot-l ]

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