Definition

• Anthropomorphic Design.  A design represented in human form in a medallic art. While anthropomorphism is common in mythology, it is rare in art and numismatics. A recent example, however, is the American Association of Nurserymen Centennial Medal, 1975, which shows a tree on the reverse, the leaves of which form several human faces.

  excerpted with permission from

  An Encyclopedia of Coin and Medal Technology

  For Artists, Makers, Collectors and Curators

  COMPILED AND WRITTEN BY D. WAYNE JOHNSON

  Roger W. Burdette, Editor

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