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Help Indentifying Old Medals

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 Posted 02/03/2013  5:23 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add benwoodham to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
i was recently given some old medals that belonged to my great gradfather I was hoping someone might be able to tell me what they are



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 Posted 02/03/2013  5:34 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add john517 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I can't really tell you which metals they are but the first two appear to be sterling silver because of the hallmarks if you didn't already know that.

If you post a close up of the hallmarks I can tell you where and when the were made that might help you a bit.
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And the third one seems to be a medal for Air Transport Auxiliary
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It's possible that the ATA refers to the Army Temperance Association which was mainly active in the British army in India. Their typography had more of a flourish though.


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thanks for the replies have really helped

the marks on the arrow shaped first one



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the marks on the second shield shaped one



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#1 Top - Birmingham England made in either 1921 or 1946 I cant see it clear enough to tell definitively. Crafted by Herbert Bushell & Son.

#2 bottom - Birmingham England I can't make out the date letter clearly it could be as old as 1910 if it is a lower case L. You didn't include the maker mark on this one so I can't help you there.

You can google "the assay office / Date letter" to make a comparison yourself

Forgot to include that yes they are sterling 92.5% silver
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