Definition

• Circumscription.  The lettering following the perimeter of a coin or medal usually with a base line in an arc.  A British term, circumscription is the equivalent of legend in America. It is in contrast to inscription, all other lettering on a coin or medal, usually with a straight base line.
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  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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