Dished
Dished. A strongly concaved model, pattern, mold or die – of a piece made from any of these – with a concaved background and the center gently sloping upward toward the edges; basin shaped. When two such models or patterns are used for obverse and reverse of the same piece the cross-section would look like this:
An example of such a medal is the Theodore Andrews McGraw Medal of 1950 for the Detroit Surgical Association. See basin, concave.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