A coin with low relief is one with the raised design not protruding as much as is usual.

see Relief H-I N-P R-S

a sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background; no figures are undercut

a form of decoration in which the design is only slightly raised from the surface.

The process of cutting metal with a tool that varies it's depth of cut to generate a 3D surface. Except for the Pledge & Aldworth CAD/CAM system which is unique, the surface is always reproduced mechanically from a master pattern on a cylinder or disk.

Scenery close to the back edge of a model railway that has been modelled to a reduced depth to give the illusion that the scenery extends much further than it actually does.

A coin with shallow, relative flat field

Shallow carved design.