Thanks Hippanda. What you are saying is what I was assuming but that would mean that the characters are raised, yes? But according to fwang, "I got in touch with RAREMEDAL, who is an expert on Chinese medals. He said that all the Great Wall medals he had seen, whatever the version and material, all had sunken characters on the seal, including the 82 mirror and matte versions. Just for your information. "
So doesn't this conflict directly with the picture of fwang's medal? Because if the lighter shades represent higher points, then the characters are raised, not sunken.
Yes?