The obverse central disc is in gilt, featuring the head of Marianne, surrounded by the legend République Française on a blue enamel ring.

The obverse shows the central part of the frontage of the palace behind one of the great fountains in the open space.

The obverse of the coin throughout her reign shows the left-facing effigy of the queen, with the legend. The general design of the reverse was similar to that of the previous reign, with four crowned cruciform shields bearing the arms of England, Scotland, Ireland, and France, separated by sceptres and with a central rose, and the legend.

The obverse shows a right-facing portrait of the king with the legend, while the reverse shows four crowned cruciform shields separated by sceptres, with a central Star of the Order of the Garter, and the legend – Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg, Arch-Treasurer and Prince Elector of the Holy Roman Empire.

The central part of the obverse shows a stylized image of a postage stamp changing colours depending on the tilt angle.

The obverse central disc features a lion on a black enamel background ; the reverse central disc has the face-to-face monogram " LR " ( for King Leopold I ); both discs are surrounded by a red enamel ring with the motto " Unity Is Strength " in French ( L ' union fait la force ) and in Dutch ( Eendracht maakt macht ).

* The obverse has a central design of the Royal Cypher of King George VI, surmounted by a crown.

* The obverse has a central design of the Royal Cypher of King George VI, surmounted by a crown.

The obverse shows a finely ribbed central area with bead surround, with the royal crown superimposed.

The médaille of the Order is an eight-point, green-enameled asterisk, in gilt for commanders and officers, in silver for knights ; the obverse central disc has the letters " A " and " L " on a white enamelled background, surrounded by a golden ring emblazoned with the phrase " République Française.

It is a 34mm wide cross pattée worn on the left side of the chest with other medals, the obverse has a central medallion bearing the right facing image of St. George on horseback slaying the dragon.

The new version of the War Merit Cross replaced the swastika on the obverse central disc of the cross with the date " 1939 " ( as on the reverse disc of the original version ), the reverse disc being blank.

The obverse central disc is in blue enamel, bearing the motto Virtus Nobilitat ( Virtue Ennobles ).

The obverse gilt central disc bore the crown of Prussia, surrounded by a blue enamel ring bearing the motto of the German Empire Gott Mit Uns ( God With Us ); the reverse gilt disc has the royal monogram, surrounded by a blue enamel ring with the date 18 October 1861.

The central disc bore the red eagle on a white enamel background on the obverse, with the royal cipher of King Friedrich Wilhelm on the reverse.

The obverse central medallion bears an upright gold sword between three gold crowns on a blue enamelled background ; the reverse central medallion has an upright gold sword intersecting a gold laurel wreath, and the Latin legend " Pro Patria " ( For Fatherland ) on a blue enamelled background.

The central disc bears the obverse of the Great Seal of the United States.

The obverse gilt central disc bore the crown of Prussia, surrounded by a blue enamel ring bearing the motto of the German Empire Gott Mit Uns.

The obverse central medallion is in blue enamel, with a white-enamelled " IHS " Christogram between three gold crowns, beneath which are represented the three nails with which Jesus Christ was crucified.

* The star of the Order is the same as the obverse of the badge without the royal crown, except that the star is entirely of silver and only the central medallion is enamelled as on the badge but larger.

The obverse of the seal has a central image of a shield containing a ship under full sail, a plow, and three sheaves of wheat.

The Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal is in the form of a diameter silver disc with, on the obverse, the words ELIZABETH II DEI GRA.

It is in the form of a diameter, rhodium plated copper and zinc alloy disc with, on the obverse, the image of the Royal Cypher surmounted by a St. Edward's Crown ( symbolising the sovereign as fount of honour ) all superimposed on a large single maple leaf and circumscribed with the words CONFEDERATION • CONFÉDÉRATION above and the years 1867 — 1992 below.

The obverse of this coin features not only his portrait, but the crescent and disc symbolic of the pre-Christian beliefs of Axum.

His silver coin features his portrait on both the obverse and reverse with the disc and crescent ( at top ).

The Canadian Centennial Medal was designed by Bruce W. Beatty and is in the form of a diameter silver disc with, on the obverse, the words CONFEDERATION CANADA CONFÉDÉRATION surrounding a maple leaf with the Royal Cypher of Queen Elizabeth II superimposed on it, symbolizing her role as fount of honour.

The Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal was designed by Bruce W. Beatty and is in the form of a diameter disc with, on the obverse, the words PEACEKEEPING • SERVICE DE LA PAIX, separated by maple leaves, surrounding a rendition of the three Canadian Peacekeeper figures that top the Peacekeeping Monument in Ottawa ; one is an unarmed United Nations Military Observer, holding binoculars, the second, a woman, shoulders a radio, while the third stands guard with a rifle, and above them is a dove, the international symbol of peace.

Alcaeus " A probably authentic Lesbian coin has been preserved, bearing upon the obverse ... a profile head of Alcaeus, and upon the reverse ... a profile head of Pittacus.

The obverse, like all other current Canadian coins, has a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II.

Each medal has an image of Alfred Nobel in left profile on the obverse.

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Its obverse has featured the profile of President Abraham Lincoln since 1909, the centennial of his birth.

The number of stars on the obverse has also changed over the years, with never fewer than three, but on some known examples with as many as a dozen ( the explanation as to the meaning of the stars in these early cases varies from chapter to chapter ).

The Maundy pieces continue to use the original obverse design for Queen Elizabeth II by Mary Gillick, although the bust of the Queen on other British coins has been repeatedly replaced as she ages.

The date no longer appears on the reverse of the coin, and has instead been added to the obverse, where the lettering has been adjusted so as to fit the date in.

The coin's obverse remains largely unchanged, but the beading ( the ring of dots around the coin's circumference ), which no longer features on the coin's reverse, has also been removed from the obverse.

The coin's obverse remains largely unchanged, but the beading ( the ring of dots around the coin's circumference ), which no longer features on the coin's reverse, has also been removed from the obverse.

The coin's obverse remains largely unchanged, but the beading ( the ring of dots around the coin's circumference ), which no longer features on the coin's reverse, has also been removed from the obverse.

The £ 1 coin has the standard obverse designs used on all contemporary British coins, namely the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II by Arnold Machin in 1983 and 1984, by Raphael Maklouf between 1985 and 1997, and by Ian Rank-Broadley since 1998.

It is the third time Ian Rank-Broadley has designed both the obverse and reverse of a single coin.

The king insisted that his left profile be used on the coinage instead of the right which would have been used if he had followed the alternating tradition going back to Charles II ; the obverse has the inscription, but in a complete break from tradition Britannia was dropped from the reverse for the first time since 1672, and replaced by one of Britain's smallest birds, the wren.

The obverse shows a left-facing effigy of the king with the inscription, while the reverse has an elegant design of a shield of St George lying on a Tudor rose, dividing the date, with the inscription.

The obverse has a left-facing bust of the king ( with an older head from 1746 ), with the legend, while the reverse features a single large crowned shield with the quarters containing the arms of England + Scotland, France, Hanover, and Ireland, and the legend — King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, Duke of Brunswick and Lueneburg, Arch-Treasurer and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire.

Una and the Lion are characters in Spenser's The Faerie Queene, this five pounds piece has acquired a cult significance among collectors: the obverse shows the young head of the Queen, facing left with the legend, while the reverse shows Queen Victoria as Una leading the lion to the left, with the legend – May the Lord direct my steps ( some coins say DIRIGIT instead of DIRIGE – The Lord directs my steps ) – with the date MDCCCXXXIX in the exergue under the lion.

The obverse has a left-facing bust of the king ( with an " intermediate head " in 1739 and 1740, and an older head from 1748 ), with the legend ( in 1739 and 1740 ), while the reverse features a single large crowned shield with the quarters containing the arms of England + Scotland, France, Hanover, and Ireland, and the legend -- King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, Duke of Brunswick and Lueneburg, Arch-Treasurer and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire.

The obverse has a left-facing bust of the king with the legend ( between 1739 and 1743 ), while the reverse features a single large crowned shield with the quarters containing the arms of England + Scotland, France, Hanover, and Ireland, and the legend (" King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, Duke of Brunswick and Lueneburg, Arch-Treasurer and Elector ").

The obverse has a left-facing bust of the king with the legend ( between 1740 and 1745 ), while the reverse features a single large crowned shield with the quarters containing the arms of England + Scotland, France, Hanover, and Ireland, and the legend -- King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, Duke of Brunswick and Lueneburg, Arch-Treasurer and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire.

* Cent: Unlike all other coins, which had their mintmarks on the reverse until 1964, the Lincoln cent has always had its mintmark on the obverse below the date to the right of Lincoln's bust since its 1909 introduction.