Sentence examples for specially struck from inspiring English sources

The prize bestows a gold medal specially struck by the Italian State Mint and a sum of €200,000 (Euros).

And I want to make it clear that it is only for you, for no one else, do you understand?" He then handed me a small ceramic brooch and told me that it was one of a series that had been specially struck for the survivors of the Belgrano.

Two of their hosts were the King and Queen of Belgium, who presented them with a specially struck gold medal in 1911.

The proof sets are from the San Francisco Mint, and the coins are specially struck so they have a particularly attractive, mirror-like finish.

The coins paid to Goodacre were struck on specially burnished blanks to give them a finish unique to that striking.

Some uncirculated coins designed for collectors are struck on specially treated blanks, often with a matte rather than a frosted or polished appearance.

Other differences are described below: Proof coins are struck using specially acid-treated and polished dies, sometimes using manual instead of automated presses.

What you are first struck with in this specially staged installation is a scenario of pure sculptural charm.

In especially uncertain times, such as when an emperor died, or when volcanoes erupted or severe earthquakes or famine struck, priests sacrificed captured warriors or specially raised, perfectly formed children to the gods.

(Woolfe) ★ Analog Arts (Tuesday) The percussionist Stuart Gerber and the sound projectionist Joe Drew give the New York premieres of some of Karlheinz Stockhausen's final works, including the dream-inspired "Heaven's Door," which instructs a percussionist to strike a specially tuned wooden door with gradually increasing intensity, from "cautious" and "entreating" to "agitated" and "angry".

George Leeman Jr., a board member and the son of one of the five founding musicians of the Ridgefield Symphony in 1994, said, "We had to acquire a sledge hammer, which will strike a specially constructed hollow enclosed shell, with a rug on top, just to produce the dead 'thud' sound that Mahler requested".