Tag:memorial=plaque
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 memorial = plaque
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Specifies a memorial as a plaque. 
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Tag for a commemorative plaque, i.e. a plate of metal, ceramic, stone, wood, or other material, to commemorate a person, fact or subject.
It is typically attached to a wall, stone, or other vertical surface. The memorial plaque can also be embedded in the ground.
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Tags used in combination
subject=*- person or other subject being remembered- text
inscription=*- transcription of the inscription/textinscription:language=*- language of the inscription/text
- dates
historic:date=*- date when related date happenedstart_date=*- date when plaque was installed
- types
war_memorial=yes- specifies a plaque as a war memorialplaque=dedication_plaque- specifies a plaque about a person after whom a nearby feature is namedplaque=here_lived- specifies a plaque as a memorial for a place of residenceplaque=here_stayed- specifies a plaque as a memorial for a place of (short term) stayplaque=here_was_born- specifies a plaque as an indicator for a birthplaceplaque=here_died- specifies the plaque is about the place of death
- foreign keys
subject:wikidata=*- Wikidata ID of the person being rememberedopenplaques:id=*ref:hmdb=*
Examples
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historic=memorialmemorial=plaquename=Balis Edens Cemeterymaterial=aluminiumsupport=postoperator=Texas Historical Commissionoperator:wikidata=Q2397965ref:thc=11230openplaques:id=23356
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See also
commemorative plaquememorial=blue_plaque- Specifies a memorial as a blue plaqueinformation=board+board_type=historyhistoric=highwater_mark+flood_mark=plaque