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VOCABULARY QUERY: A MEDAL WITH PORTRAIT BUT NO NAMEDavid Gracey writes: What do you call a medal that features a portrait but does not include the name of the person portrayed? It could be "anonymous" but there is another term... I'm sure one or more readers of The E-Sylum will know.
Hmmmm. I've seen medals and other items like this. I would think that they often they come about because at the time of issuance the subject is quite famous and "needs no introduction", yet a century later people are left scratching their heads wondering "Who was this guy"? So I guess I'd call them "Huwasdisguy Medals".
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