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exergue
CIDE DICTIONARY
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. Fairholt. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
exergue, n.
1 a small space usu. on the reverse of a coin or medal, below the principal device.
2 an inscription on this space.
1 a small space usu. on the reverse of a coin or medal, below the principal device.
2 an inscription on this space.
Etymology
F f. med.L exergum f. Gk ex- (as EX-(2)) + ergon work
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