obverse
The heads side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that has the principal designThe heads side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that has the principal design.
» The obverse of peace is war.
Das Gegenteil von Frieden ist Krieg.
Meaning
2 sensesThe heads side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that has the principal design.
The medal had a cross on the obverse and had a name inscribed on the reverse.
Vorderseite, Bildseite, Kopf
аверсavers
аверсavers
the side of a coin or medal bearing the principal stamp or design
A proposition obtained by obversion.
Examples
3 sentencesThe obverse of peace is war.
deDas Gegenteil von Frieden ist Krieg. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The scholar's monograph on ancient coins detailed the obverse and reverse of each specimen.
The oracle taught that the faith of the laity was the obverse of the gods' hidden despair.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin obversus, 1650s.From Latin obversus, 1650s.
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