Raised Lettering
Raised Lettering. Letters in relief; raised from the background of a medallic or numismatic item. Opposite of INCUSE lettering, sunken below the background or field. See relief, edge lettering.
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