Exergue

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A space on the reverse of a coin or medal, usually below the central design and often giving the date and place of engraving.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A space beneath the main design on a coin for the insertion of the date.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The small space beneath the base line of a subject engraved on a coin or medal. It usually contains the date, place, engraver's name, etc., or other subsidiary matter.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In numismatics, that part of the reverse of a coin or medal which is below the main device (“type”), and distinctly separated from it, generally by a line.
    • Word Usage
    "Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692. 75. 33. exergues: the exergue is a term in numismatics to signify the space under the principal figure on the reverse of a coin, usually containing the date or place of coining."
     
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