obverse

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On the obverse is the "Imperial Head"; on the reverse a soldier striking with his spear at a man on horseback.

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  1. adjective Facing or turned toward the observer: the obverse side of a statue.
  2. adjective Serving as a counterpart or complement.
  3. noun The side of a coin, medal, or badge that bears the principal stamp or design.

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  • On the obverse were several small articles no more than a paragraph or two long: the theft of a number of Army tents from Golden Gate Park; an infant rescued from wreckage; a dog gone mad with grief; the burnt body of a policeman amid the charred ruin of a house; and the departure from San Francisco of the great tenor Caruso. —  King, Laurie R - Russell-Holmes 08 - Locked Rooms
  • The obverse is a set of nine panels touching on what we learned from Apollo, the Top Ten Moon Discoveries by the Apollo missions, a geological mapping activity, a cratering activity, a Clementine and update, an explanation of the poster images, and some basic almanac facts and a short (and very good) bibliography. —  Out of the Cradle
  • The popular perception of Cheney in particular is upside down (the obverse is the media's portrayal of certain liberals as smart and personable, when in reality these individuals are ignorant cusses). —  The Corner
  • Coin--obverse and reverse of Menander 163 58. —  The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir
  • 57. Coin--obverse and reverse of Menander Up to the middle of the first century of our era it was first under Graeco-Bactrian, and later under Graeco-Parthian, rule directly, or indirectly through local rulers with Greek names or Sрka Satraps. —  The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir
 

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  1. Latin obversus, past participle of obvertere, to turn toward; see obvert.

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  1. = French obvers = Spanish Portuguese obverso, from Latin obversus, past participle of obvertere, turn toward or against: see obvert.
 

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/ɑbˈvərsæs æn æddʒ./
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