Gardant
Gardant. A side view portrait of a subject looking back over a shoulder to show a face to the viewer. A medal of the Columbian Exposition shows Columbus in such a gardant pose. The term comes from heraldry, where it is usually said of an animal. Compare regardamt. See heraldry.
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