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In this usage, obverse means the front face of the object and reverse means the back face. The obverse of a coin is commonly called heads, because it often depicts the head of a prominent person, and the reverse tails. In numismatics, the abbreviation obv. is used for obverse, [1] while ℞, [1])([2] and rev. [3] are used for reverse.
Coin orientation (or coin alignment or variations of these) is the relation of the vertical orientation of the images on the obverse and reverse sides of coins to one another. The two basic relations are called medallic orientation and coin orientation.
The obverse of the Great Seal depicts the national coat of arms of the United States [1] while the reverse features a truncated pyramid topped by an Eye of Providence. The year of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, 1776, is noted in Roman numerals at the base of the pyramid.
This article contains a list of flags for which the reverse (back ) is different from the obverse (front ).It includes current as well as historic flags of both nations and national subdivisions such as provinces, states, territories, cities and other administrations (including a few that are not recognized by the United Nations or whose sovereignty is in dispute).
A coin alignment describes a coin struck so that when the obverse side is facing upright, the coin must be flipped top-to-bottom to see the reverse side facing upright. U.S. coins are struck with coin alignment. collar The outer ring of the die chamber that holds the blank in place while the obverse and reverse are being stamped. contact marks
In the production of hammered coinage, brockages were very common, although largely restricted to obverse brockages, as the mint worker would likely notice if the coin was stuck in the reverse anvil die. [2] If the mint worker did notice the brockage, they had the option of restriking it.
Meaning Normal or de jure version of flag, or obverse side Design was proposed in the past, but never officially adopted Design is a reconstruction, based on past observation Reverse side of flag An acceptable variant of the standard flag One of several alternative versions of the flag that can be displayed De facto flag, widely accepted and used
A brockage results when a coin is stuck in the collar and another planchet enters the collar and is pressed against the coin already minted. The details of the coins produced have the appearance of mirror images of the obverse and reverse. A die cap is a coin that has been stamped a number of times and has the appearance of a soda cap.