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Oblique Border.  A rim that is not flat but slants up or down from the edge. Also called oblique rim border (or oblique band for a wider rim). The intent for designing such a border is the same as any border – to reduce wear on a circulating coin. The United States Peace dollar (1921-35) has an oblique border (style A). A characteristic style of medals struck at the Lombardo Mint of Canada has style B.

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