Rounded Top
Rounded Top. A medallic item with any form of curved shape to its top edge. Plaques and plaquettes are frequently so designed, or incorporate a lunette, to add more interest or a more pleasing appearance to the piece. A rounded top with square bottom is sometimes called a tombstone shape. See unusual shapes.
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