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Moderator
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Sounds like a French medal (I don't recognise it as a coin). Try running the inscriptions through the Babel Fish Translator. It's not 100% accurate and is easily confused, but it should give you some idea on the reason for issue of the medal. You do need to include all the accent marks when typing in the French words. My opinion: it seems to have something to do with mining. "Decouverte" is indeed French for "discovery". It looks like some king of mining scene on one side; I assime it's celebrating some kind of precious mineral discovered and dug up since 1717. A silver mine, maybe? Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Forum Kid
Kuwait
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There was a Larghe Gold mine in the 1700's discovered in France and many people were sent to work there as order of King Louis iix.
TKC!
Should be a Medal commemorating find of maybe gold, I could be wrong.
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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
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Originally posted by scoutjim99
I would say it is commemerating something and is likely newer than 1821 just by the way the coin was made ( I could be wrong ). I think it might be a medal of some sort. When you flip the the coin from the edge, does the front (obverse) line up with the back (reverse)?
The so called coin or medal strike Many countries do just the opposite so I do not bother to look since I cannot remember which country does what Belgium even has an A and B position for the rim lettering some bringing much more money then the other If it is a coin apart from the sovereign and the kruger it should have a value on it in my limited knowledge |
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Belgium
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I tried to look but it is only 72 dpi out of focus So I cannot read the text I think it is a modern medal I speak french ; if you type the text I will translate  |
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Forum Kid
Kuwait
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It seems modern. We need larger pics though!
TKC!
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New Member
 United States
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Text reads" DESANDROUIN TAFFIN ET COMP. AUTEURS DE LA DECOUVERTE EN 1717" and "MINES D'ANZIN, FRESNES, VIEUX-CONDE * DEPARTEMENT DU NORD"[img] uploaded/trcmedic/200675104323_Coin French 1821 side 1.jpg uploaded/trcmedic/200675104426_Coin French 1821 side 2.jpg[img]
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New Member
United States
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I'm having a heck of a time with photo postings. I'll keep trying.  |
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New Member
United States
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YEAH! Next I'll work on two photos /one reply. Till then here's side 2.  |
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New Member
United States
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I have found Anzin to be a town in the "Department of the North. Zone 59"
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Belgium
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Originally posted by trcmedic
Text reads" DESANDROUIN TAFFIN ET COMP. AUTEURS DE LA DECOUVERTE EN 1717" and "MINES D'ANZIN, FRESNES, VIEUX-CONDE * DEPARTEMENT DU NORD"[img] uploaded/trcmedic/200675104323_Coin French 1821 side 1.jpg uploaded/trcmedic/200675104426_Coin French 1821 side 2.jpg[img]
A certain DESANDROUIN TAFFIN and compagnons are the instigators of the Discovery in 1717 Mines are located in the following villages ANZIN, FRESNES, VIEUX-CONDE Department of the North (which is presumably close to Belgium ) So yes it is a commem |
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Belgium
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Of course I should have known better having worked in the region This is were the french coalmines are |
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Belgium
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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ageka you are right on different countries using medal allignment vs coin allignment Canada for one uses Medal Orintation, it was just some kind of starting point
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New Member
United States
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Well if anything coins can spawn history lessons.
Pierre TAFFIN inherits title and holdings as "Seigneur of VIEUX-CONDE" His friend Viscount DESANDROUIN owns the castle located at Trieu of FRESNES. Good coal vein discovered in 1717. These two gentlemen formed the ANZIN Company. 1756 there are 1500 miners. 1789 there are 4000 miners. The mines produce til the 1900's.
Thank you All for a place to start searching!!
Edited by trcmedic
07/07/2006 11:41 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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trcmedic: Coinage history is one of the main reasons that we all collect coins. Yes, this was a good lesson for us. Thanks everyone for your contributions and assistance to trcmedics thread.
As an added note, foreign coins/collectors are referred to a "darksiders" on the CCF. Enjoy!
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