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Gary Burke Rest in Peace United States 3730 Posts	Posted 08/16/2006 6:04 pm I've heard Sri Lanka is a beautiful place. Have a good time. Report this Post to the Staff
shatsi Pillar of the Community United States 1541 Posts	Posted 09/06/2006 5:35 pm Hello everyone, I'm back. The two weeks was great. Looking forward to catching up. My aunt gifted me a medal awarded to my grandfather by the Queen in 1953 when sri lanka was a british colony. Unfortunately she cleaned it so it would look nice. I'll post pictures as soon as I can. Report this Post to the Staff
fengk Pillar of the Community United States 986 Posts	Posted 09/06/2006 5:49 pm Nice to hear that you're back and had a safe trip Shatsi! Report this Post to the Staff
Gary Burke Rest in Peace United States 3730 Posts	Posted 09/06/2006 6:33 pm Glad you made it back safely, and hope you really enjoyed the experience. Report this Post to the Staff
Metalman Pillar of the Community United States 7123 Posts	Posted 09/06/2006 9:50 pm Hi Shatsi Welcome Home !! Dont worry about the cleaning of the medal ,, something like that has its value in the heart !! Great to have you back !! Rick Report this Post to the Staff
Dewayne76 Pillar of the Community United States 590 Posts	Posted 09/06/2006 9:54 pm Welcome Back. Report this Post to the Staff
adobero1 Valued Member United States 363 Posts	Posted 09/06/2006 11:28 pm Welcome back Shatsi, glad you had a safe trip. That's neat about the medal. 1953 was the first year of Queen Elizabeth's reign I think. Wonder if that award presentation was her first official duty? Report this Post to the Staff
shatsi Pillar of the Community United States 1541 Posts	Posted 09/07/2006 08:47 am quote: Originally posted by adobero1 Welcome back Shatsi, glad you had a safe trip. That's neat about the medal. 1953 was the first year of Queen Elizabeth's reign I think. Wonder if that award presentation was her first official duty? I didn't know that. I'm going to find out its history. I don't know anything about medals. Report this Post to the Staff
Berry Valued Member United States 394 Posts	Posted 09/07/2006 10:11 am quote: Originally posted by shatsi Hello everyone, I'm back. The two weeks was great. Looking forward to catching up. My aunt gifted me a medal awarded to my grandfather by the Queen in 1953 when sri lanka was a british colony. Unfortunately she cleaned it so it would look nice. I'll post pictures as soon as I can. Shatsi,I would consider having the medal conserved by a professional organization. I'm sure you know who they are. I don't hold with cleaning coins, but this is a very unique medal that has to do with your family history and it justly deserves restoration, if required. You also might try a well established museum for assistance, and I would even go so far as to contact the Sri Lanka Embassy for assistance, I'll bet that they would gladly assist. Whatever you do, best of luck with a medal to be proud of and congratulations to you and your family. Berry Report this Post to the Staff
shatsi Pillar of the Community United States 1541 Posts	Posted 09/09/2006 08:56 am Here's a picture of the medal. No one seem to remember the reason it was awarded. Other items I came across in Sri Lanka, Any idea what this is? Edited by shatsi 09/09/2006 08:57 am Report this Post to the Staff
thekidcollector Forum Kid Kuwait 1523 Posts	Posted 09/09/2006 3:26 pm Hey, Did you go to the same shop I went to when I went for vacation to Sri Lanka/ Maldives? We were on our way to a place called Kandy and I saw this Antique shop, Picked up alot and alot of coins, very cheap and genuine and picked up most of what you picked up and my Mom picked up some antique masks for her mask collection. The coin you have is similar to my coin, the ancient one, well its same design and shape, When I was there I also picked up some VOC coinage from Dutch Ceylon, one I bought for 300 Sri Lankan ruppees is now worth $500!! And regarding the ancient coin: Date: 1197-1200 Metal: Copper Ruler: Queen Lilavati Price: After Lots of heavy research and mailing to other people, I found out mines genuine and in that quality its worth around $200. TKC! Report this Post to the Staff
shatsi Pillar of the Community United States 1541 Posts	Posted 09/10/2006 10:52 pm Yes, its from Kandy. Its a shop across the entrance to the palace. I paid about US $9 for the three. They did have some VOC coins but not much details and most of the ancients had the green stuff on it. Wish I knew more about sri lankan coinage then I'll havea better idea. Thank you for the info. How can I find out whether the ancient is genuine? Report this Post to the Staff
thekidcollector Forum Kid Kuwait 1523 Posts	Posted 09/11/2006 11:39 am Theres this one website where I sent the pic and it was identicle in shape, size and wieght in a book that tells me about it. TKC! Report this Post to the Staff
shatsi Pillar of the Community United States 1541 Posts	Posted 09/11/2006 2:24 pm Can I please have a url to that website? Report this Post to the Staff
thekidcollector Forum Kid Kuwait 1523 Posts	Posted 09/11/2006 2:29 pm I'll have to look for it. Anyway, gotta go to bed! TKC! Report this Post to the Staff
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