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exergue
[ ig-zurg, ek-surg, eg-zurg ]
noun
- the space below the device on a coin or medal, sometimes separated from the field by a line.
exergue
/ ɛkˈsɜːɡ /
noun
- a space on the reverse of a coin or medal below the central design, often containing the date, place of minting, etc
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Derived Forms
- exˈergual, adjective
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Other Words From
- ex·ergu·al [ig-, zur, -g, uh, l, ek-, sur, -], adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of exergue1
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Example Sentences
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.
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