Exergue

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Exergue \Ex*ergue"\, n. [F., fr. Gr. ? out + ? work; lit., out
     work, i. e., accessory work. See {Work}.] (Numis.)
     The small space beneath the base line of a subject engraved
     on a coin or medal. It usually contains the date, place,
     engraver's name, etc., or other subsidiary matter.
     --Fairholt.


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