Medallic orientation is a feature of coins

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. When viewing one side of a coin with medallic orientation, correct side up, the coin must be flipped about its vertical axis in order to see the other side the correct way up. In other words, the image on one face of the coin is rightside-up relative to the other.

In Britain this is sometimes referred to as "British turnover".

Coins with medallic orientation include British coinage

British coinage

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 and most other Commonwealth

Commonwealth of Nations

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 coinage, Japan

Japan

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ese yen coinage, and euro coinage

Euro coins

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