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Belgian Medal, Not My Usual Purchase

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 Posted 12/30/2008  4:03 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add bqcoins to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
I saw this in my dealer's tray today and asked him about it. He didn't know anything other than it was some kind of WWI medal, from belgium. He offered it to me for $10. I usually pass on most exonumia, but something in this just called out and I had to have it, not even knowing anything about it. The first set of pics is with a flash and the second without the flash.

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After about 30 to 40 minutes of digging on the net I found out almost everything one needs to know. It is a Belgian medal, titled "American War Relief to Belgians" from 1914. Designed by Godefroid Devreese, the most prolific medal designer of his time doing 400 to 500+, it features the busts of King Albert I and Queen Elisabeth on the obverse, and an allegorical scene of Lady Liberty giving grain to the hungry and reads American Generosity - Belgian Gratitude along with the year 1914. A relief ship is pictured in the background. If anyone has any other information on this piece, please let me know.
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 Posted 12/30/2008  4:18 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Zohar444 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Excellent design. I recently started buying art nouveau medals (French, Belgian) - excellent designs at reasonable prices.
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 Posted 01/01/2009  12:18 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add sarah_9 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Hello,

I love collecting coins recently I purchased ancient canadian coins from outside link removed please review the rules concerning the posting of outside links ,edited by staff site, it is a real treasure.


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sarah_9


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01/01/2009 12:22 am
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 Posted 01/01/2009  12:34 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Metalman to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Hi Sarah to edit your post look for this Icon Belgian-Medal,-Not-My-Usual-Purchase above your post click it and you can edit your post .
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 Posted 01/01/2009  3:18 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add trdhrdr007 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Cool Medal. What kind of metal is it, and what's the diameter?
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 Posted 01/01/2009  3:46 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Mr Finger to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
That is a really nice looking medal....nice pickup!!

Sarah_9...What exactly is an "Ancient" canadian coin?
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 Posted 01/04/2009  6:45 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add bqcoins to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
It is 35MM and is silver plated bronze
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