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| Which Reverse Changeover Is More Rare? Mule To Non Mule Or Non Mule To Mule?
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NetJohn
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United States
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 Posted 02/15/2022 02:28 am
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Let's think this through. A "reverse changeover" means the first note has a newer series than the second.
So the first is 1934A and the second is 1934.
Now, mule means the back "series" doesn't match the front. So two (2) combinations:
1) Mule to non-mule means (front/back) of 1934A/1934 then 1934/1934
2) Non-mule to mule means (front/back) of 1934A/1934A then 1934/1934A
When 1934A fronts are being printed, it means they're switch to 1934A reverses as well. So I'd expect a 1934A/1934A more than a 1934A/1934 note as the first one.
So I would assume that "mule to non-mule" reverse changeovers are less common. But really, it may depend on the block!
John
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| Sleepwalkers Of The Gallipoli Peninsula (K-169) [WWI]
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NetJohn
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United States
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Posted 10/15/2021 11:25 pm
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This Karl Goetz medal commemorates the massive defeat of the Allied forces at the battle of Gallipoli in Turkey, a British campaign originally championed by then First Lord of the Admiralty Winston Churchill.
Allied forces (mostly ANZAC, soldiers from Australian and New Zealand) landed on the Gallipoli peninsula to be able to control the Dardenelles, the straights going through Turkey to the Sea of Marmara and then to Istanbul and the Black Sea. The intent was to control the straights to reduce reinforcing forces from the Ottoman Empire from assisting in continental Europe.
This battle can best be described as a tragedy, as the British and ANZAC forces never controlled the straights and lost many men.
Cataloged as Kienast 169. Bronze (heavily patina-ed), about 58 mm. May also be available in cast iron.
(I may have obverse and reverse swapped, I've seen it presented both ways.)
From my personal collection.
John |
| | Forum: Tokens, Medals, Challenge Coins, and other Exonumia |
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| French Medal Commemorating The Battle Of Marne [WWI]
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NetJohn
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United States
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Posted 10/12/2021 12:13 am
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I appreciate the comments. I have several WWI medals that I recently photographed (have added about 4 more since), and I've taken some time to post just a sample of them here. Unfortunately, my posts seem not as popular as "What do I have?" token posts, which is a bit disheartening. I guess a lot of the traffic on this forum is transient: people who want to know if they've found treasure! I was hoping for more education and information. Searching on additional WWI commemorative medals on this forum didn't turn up much.
John |
| | Forum: Tokens, Medals, Challenge Coins, and other Exonumia |
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| Medal On The Alliance Between Austria And France?
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NetJohn
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United States
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Posted 10/04/2021 01:29 am
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Did a few searches (ma-shops, some auctions, etc.) and didn't find anything. But I'm sure there's something else out there. I don't have any reference books on Austrian medals/tokens. Most of my scanned books (old before 1900 printing) doesn't cover this type. Just remember, rare does not necessarily mean valuable, as it's worth what someone is willing to pay. This may be very rare, one of just a few remaining, but unless there's a desire, it has no value.
Keep up the search, I'm sure something will turn up. You might be able to track down whomever is licensing the photo through Alamy and see where they got the medal to photograph.
John
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| Medal On The Alliance Between Austria And France?
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NetJohn
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United States
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Posted 10/03/2021 1:07 pm
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The Alamy link is a place where you can license photos for use in publications. The $200 is not for the photo, but for the right to use the photo in a book or other media that you're going to sell. Please don't use this number for any valuation of the medal itself.
I would do more research on this before declaring rarity. Have you looked at past auction catalogs?
John |
| | Forum: Tokens, Medals, Challenge Coins, and other Exonumia |
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| French Medal Commemorating The Battle Of Marne [WWI]
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NetJohn
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United States
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Posted 10/02/2021 8:24 pm
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French artist J. P. Legastelois designed and minted this commemorative medal in Paris in 1916. The only French commemorative medal contemporary to the Great War, the obverse illustrates French Generals Joffre, Maunoury, and Gallieni beneath a headline "Battaile de la Marne" and above the date of September 1914.
The reverse shows Marianne (a symbolic personification of France often used in art), sword in hand, flying above French soldiers as the charging to defend Marne against the German invasion.
Bronze, 68mm (also in silver and silver-plated bronze)
From my personal collection.
John |
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| German Medal For Donating To The Red Cross [WWI]
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NetJohn
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United States
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Posted 09/29/2021 11:45 pm
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As I shared earlier, during the Great War German artists/medalists were very active in creating patriotic and propagandist medals.
This example by German artist August Gaul was a reward for donating at least 25 marks to the Red Cross. The obverse shows the heads of the Austrian double-headed eagle atop the head of the German heraldic eagle below a heading of "1914-1915". To the right of the German eagle is "DEUTSCHLAND" ("Germany") and to the left is "UND OESTERREICH UNGARN" ("and Austria-Hungary"), the two central powers.
On the reverse are two naked heroines back-to-back defending themselves and each other with swords, a "mythological" allegory for teamwork. The quote by Goethe "Zusammen haltet euren wert - und euch ist niemand gleich" is roughly translated as "Together you are stronger than others."
Cast iron, 57 mm.
[Attributions: Klose 7.4]
From my collection.
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| | Forum: Tokens, Medals, Challenge Coins, and other Exonumia |
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| A Triplet From The Battle Of Skagerrak (Jutland From The German Side) [WWI]
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NetJohn
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United States
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Posted 09/28/2021 02:47 am
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Prior to WWI, the German artists/medalists were turning out countless commemorative art medals venerating their Generals, Admirals, and the Kaiser himself. Once WWI started, these artists were able to turn from just creating Personenmedaillen (medals honoring persons) to Kriegspropaganda (war propaganda) and commemorating victorious battles.
One of these battles, the Battle of Skagerrak (German name, while the British called it the Battle of Jutland) was a questionable victory, as while the German fleet did enact more severe damage on the British fleet than they received, the German fleet did have to flee back to the safety of the harbors, causing the German Navy to have to rely more on its Unterseeboots, or U-boats.
Nevertheless, German artists created no less than 14 different designs, spanning different metals and sizes that there are over 50 varieties of commemorative medals honoring this "victorious" battle.
Here is a single design specifically honoring German Admiral Reinhard Scheer, in three different metals in two different sizes. The artist was Hugo Kaufman; this was not his only design for Skagerrak as I will show later.
[Attributions: Zetzman 4123, Frankenhuis 793, Storer 121, BDM VII/495, and Patrick D2.1a through D2.1c :)]
Above: Cast bronze, 93mm (D2.1a)
Above: Cast Iron, 93mm (D2.1b)
Above: Silver, 34mm (D2.1c)
All three are part of my Jutland/Skagerrak collection.
John |
| | Forum: Tokens, Medals, Challenge Coins, and other Exonumia |
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| "Jutland" By Pierre Roche (WWI Battle)
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NetJohn
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United States
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Posted 09/25/2021 01:13 am
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In the 1920s, an accomplished French sculptor and artist named Pierre Roche (real name Pierre Henry Ferdinand Massignon) created a series of medals on the Great War, many very large. Posthumously in 1922, a book was published titled "Une histoire métallique de la guerre 1914-1918" (A metallic history of the war 1914-1918) which included photographs of each medal he made. It took Pierre Roche several years to create the series of 80 medals, all commemorating specific battles (such as Jutland, Verdun, Somme, and others) or more abstract feelings of loss or destiny.
The first collection was commissioned by the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco (California, USA), for inclusion in their Legion of Honor building.
This one-sided medal, approximately 90 mm in diameter, is #44 in the series and commemorates the naval battle of Jutland, the largest naval battle of all time, fought between the British and German fleets. The battle is named by the British after the area of the Denmark closest to the battle; the Germans named it the battle of Skaggerak, which is the "sea" in that area.
I know of only three other copies of this medal, all in museums in France or in the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco.
Any information on other medals of this series or this specific medal would be appreciated.
John |
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| Looking For Copy Of Mca Advisor
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NetJohn
New Member
United States
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Posted 09/04/2021 3:59 pm
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"Note, issues of the MCA Advisory from 2013 and up are not available for full-view on Newman Portal. Snippets will appear in NNP search results. For access, see the Medal Collectors of America website."
I did look there. You shouldn't be sarcastic and mean if you're wrong about it. I'd expect more from a "Pillar of the Community."
John |
| | Forum: Tokens, Medals, Challenge Coins, and other Exonumia |
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| New Member: Collects WWI Commemorative Medals (Not Awards/Ribbons) & More
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NetJohn
New Member
United States
20 Posts |
Posted 09/04/2021 01:04 am
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John, in Florida. Collect WWI commemorative medals--not awards and ribbons (especially Jutland/Skagerrak), many US coins by mintage (< 1 million), and US paper money, especially $5.
For WWI commemorative medals, I have several references and can help attribute German and British; sorry, very little info on Austrian, Turk, or Russian medals.
Currently doing research on Jutland/Skagerrak from both Britain and Germany (and the lone French one).
Also doing research on 1963 $5 USN notes.
Hope is to publish both research sometime next year.
John |
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| German Silver Coin Commemorative 1905 Need Help Identifying
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NetJohn
New Member
United States
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Posted 08/30/2021 11:36 pm
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commems is correct that there is a market, however, a lot of times a medal such as this will have a premium regionally and amongst specialized collectors. To get the most, you'll need to find collectors of German regional medals, which most likely means in Germany. If you go the eBay route, make sure you include shipping to Europe, as there's a good chance the winning bid will come from Germany.
Please check the edge for silver marking or maybe even who the winner was.
John
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