What is Replica?
[[File:A copy of the Thor's hammer from Skåne - Nachbildung des Thorshammers von Skåne 02.jpg|thumb|right|Replica of the [[Thor's hammer]] from [[Scania]]. The original find was created {{Circa|1000 AD}}.]] A '''replica''' is an [[wikt:exact|exact]] (usually [[1:1]] in [[scale]]) copy of something, made out of the same [[raw material]]s. Replicas could be made of a [[molecule]], [[art]], or a [[product]]. The term is also used for copies that look very much like the original, without saying they are the same. Replicas have been sometimes sold as originals. This is a type of [[fraud]]. Most replicas are not made to do this. [[wikt:fragile|Fragile]] originals need [[protection]], while people can look at a replica in a [[museum]]. Replicas are often sold as [[souvenir]]s. {{stub}} [[Category:Museums]]