exergue

• “Toward the edge of the field are disposed the titles of his various works, as though radiating from the head, and in the exergue is his signature, framed by a half-garland over which extends a mace.”

  Shakespeare and Precious Stones Treating of the Known References of Precious Stones in Shakespeare's Works, with Comments as to the Origin of His Material, the Knowledge of the Poet Concerning Precious Stones, and References as to Where the Precious Stones of His Time Came from

• “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.”

  Selections from Poe

• “Just enough of the exergue beneath the E C in FIVE CENTS to confirm that no mintmark is present.”

  Unusual Items: 1913 Buffalo Nickel Struck on a Dime Planchet : Coin Collecting News

• “Squeezed in at the lower left were the British Isles, and in the exergue beyond was the inscription she had been cleaning.”

  Crusader Gold

• “Round her is inscribed NIL INTENTATUM NOSTRI LIQUERE: and on the exergue, AUSPICIIS GEORGII III.”

  Narrative of the Voyages Round The World, Performed by Captain James Cook

• “The one antiquated, rude, corroded, and begrimed in its long conflict with time, and the other bright and vivid, its field and exergue unmarred, its emblems and legends clear and sharp.”

  The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy

• “A description of the medal, beginning with the obverse: 1st, the whole legend; 2d, the description of the emblems and devices; 3d, the legend of the exergue; 4th, the names of the designer and of the engraver.”

  The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876

• “The legend of the exergue of this medal, as originally proposed by the”

  The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876

• “At the suggestion of Mr. Jefferson, Minister of the United States of America, the exergue of the medal formerly composed for”

  The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876

• “On the reverse, Victory treading under her feet broken arms, with the legend and the exergue, and”

  The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876

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