Belgian Medal, Not My Usual Purchase

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bqcoins Valued Member United States 167 Posts	Posted 12/30/2008 4:03 pm 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. 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. Report this Post to the Staff

Zohar444 Pillar of the Community United States 1429 Posts	Posted 12/30/2008 4:18 pm Excellent design. I recently started buying art nouveau medals (French, Belgian) - excellent designs at reasonable prices. Report this Post to the Staff
sarah_9 New Member India 1 Posts	Posted 01/01/2009 12:18 am 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. Regards, sarah_9 Edited by sarah_9 01/01/2009 12:22 am Report this Post to the Staff
Metalman Pillar of the Community United States 7123 Posts	Posted 01/01/2009 12:34 am Hi Sarah to edit your post look for this Icon above your post click it and you can edit your post . Report this Post to the Staff
trdhrdr007 Pillar of the Community United States 2335 Posts	Posted 01/01/2009 3:18 pm Cool Medal. What kind of metal is it, and what's the diameter? Report this Post to the Staff
Mr Finger Valued Member United States 405 Posts	Posted 01/01/2009 3:46 pm That is a really nice looking medal....nice pickup!! Sarah_9...What exactly is an "Ancient" canadian coin? Report this Post to the Staff
bqcoins Valued Member United States 167 Posts	Posted 01/04/2009 6:45 pm It is 35MM and is silver plated bronze Report this Post to the Staff
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