Assertion: decoration | /r/HasProperty | given as gift
Facets:
value: simply
type: MANNER
value: to their political allies
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: In Europe, from the late Middle Ages on, it became common for sovereigns, nobles, and later, intellectuals to commission medals to be given simply as gifts to their political allies to either maintain or gain support of an influential person.