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==Origin==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] ''revers'', from Anglo-French, from [[Latin]] ''reversus'', past participle of ''revertere'' to turn back
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century]
==Definitions==
*1a : opposite or contrary to a previous or [[normal]] condition <reverse order>
:b (1) : having the back presented to the observer or opponent (2) : made with one's back to the basketball net <a reverse layup>
*2: coming from the rear of a [[military]] force
*3: acting, operating, or arranged in a manner contrary to the usual
*4: effecting reverse movement <reverse gear>
*5: so made that the part which normally prints in [[color]] appears white against a colored background
==Description==
''Obverse'' and its opposite, '''reverse''', refer to the two flat faces of coins and some other two-sided objects, including paper [[money]], flags, seals, medals, [[drawings]], old master [[prints]] and other works of art, and printed [[fabric]]s. In this usage, obverse means the front face of the object and reverse means the back face. The obverse of a coin is commonly called heads, because it often depicts the head of a prominent person, and the reverse tails.
In fields of [[scholarship]] outside [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numismatics numismatics], the term front is more commonly used than obverse, while usage of reverse is widespread.
In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Publishing publishing], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recto_and_verso recto and verso] are used for the front and back of pages in [[books]], and often for [[prints]] and [[drawings]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obverse_and_reverse]
[[Category: General Reference]]
==Origin==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] ''revers'', from Anglo-French, from [[Latin]] ''reversus'', past participle of ''revertere'' to turn back
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century]
==Definitions==
*1a : opposite or contrary to a previous or [[normal]] condition <reverse order>
:b (1) : having the back presented to the observer or opponent (2) : made with one's back to the basketball net <a reverse layup>
*2: coming from the rear of a [[military]] force
*3: acting, operating, or arranged in a manner contrary to the usual
*4: effecting reverse movement <reverse gear>
*5: so made that the part which normally prints in [[color]] appears white against a colored background
==Description==
''Obverse'' and its opposite, '''reverse''', refer to the two flat faces of coins and some other two-sided objects, including paper [[money]], flags, seals, medals, [[drawings]], old master [[prints]] and other works of art, and printed [[fabric]]s. In this usage, obverse means the front face of the object and reverse means the back face. The obverse of a coin is commonly called heads, because it often depicts the head of a prominent person, and the reverse tails.
In fields of [[scholarship]] outside [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numismatics numismatics], the term front is more commonly used than obverse, while usage of reverse is widespread.
In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Publishing publishing], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recto_and_verso recto and verso] are used for the front and back of pages in [[books]], and often for [[prints]] and [[drawings]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obverse_and_reverse]
[[Category: General Reference]]