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Bedrock of the Community
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Souvenir token of the 1884-1885 World's Industrial and Cotton Exposition in New Orleans, LA. commems has covered this event with an excellent post: http://goccf.com/t/446046But in short, this exposition was bankrupt because Edward Burke "the initial Director-General of the Exposition and Louisiana State Treasurer, embezzled" huge sums of money from it. This is the same Edward Burke responsible for the prevalence of "Louisiana Baby Bonds", as he evidently swiped the plates and printed untold numbers on his own before being forced to flee to Honduras. See my reply to commems.   Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Pillar of the Community
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City medal of Utrecht.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Very attractive medal, NumisEd! Do you know the story about the rider and the person on the ground?
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Pillar of the Community
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Do you know the story about the rider and the person on the ground?
The rider is the patron saint of Utrecht, Saint Martin. The medal depicts Saint Martin cutting his cloak in half to give one part to a beggar (who in reality is Jezus). The church in the background is Saint Martin's cathedral in Utrecht. The medal is given to executives who have shown great dedication to the city of Utrecht for a period of at least 12 years. Edited by NumisEd
06/04/2023 2:30 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Excellent - thank you, NumisEd!
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Nice additions!  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Hmmm. I can't post images to this thread.
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Forum Dad
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Working fine here....  |
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Forum Dad
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Maybe you have a corrupted javascript file, try a forced refresh, CTRL+F5.
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Bedrock of the Community
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 Bobbie the Magician fixed it! Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Forum Dad
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Bedrock of the Community
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Early New Orleans trade token. From Crawford and Farber, Louisiana Trade Tokens 2nd Ed.: "Attribution confirmed by family. Sophie Vortisch opened her grocery at 841 Independence in the 1890s. Her son William took over operation a few years later." R10   Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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06/16/2023 2:08 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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From Bedworth in Warwickshire, an 1811 silver shilling token issued by the Bedworth Mill for paying its two hundred or so textile workers. The mill was owned and operated by Henry Lane, whose double-eagle family crest appears on the obverse of this piece under the token's blunt statement of purpose: "For the convenience of change."Warwickshire, Bedworth, 1811 Shilling. Dalton 2 (R), Davis 1.
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Pillar of the Community
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Daltonista, that 1811 silver token is a spectacular specimen!
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Wesleyan High School, York Castle, Jamaica Good Conduct Medal 1883. This has nothing to do with anything I collect but I could not resist the purchase. I wish they still gave out medals like this in school today. 65mm, 99 grams   |
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