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Kurtisl8 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 04/01/2012 9:13 pm I'm having great difficulty figuring out what this medal is from. It's been in my family for close to 100 years, and it's Polish. My dad swears it's from the Siege of Vienna 1683, but I'm not buying it. I don't think something like this could be fashioned that long ago. Report this Post to the Staff

Apollo Pillar of the Community Canada 1610 Posts	Posted 04/01/2012 9:39 pm No, surely not 1683. I think the oldest it could be is probably around 1850 and it could be as new as 1950 probably. But I don't know much about medals, so I don't know. All I know is that Poland didn't make medals like that in 1683. Report this Post to the Staff
turtleoverhead Pillar of the Community Australia 585 Posts	Posted 04/02/2012 05:31 am Can you show us the other side? Sometimes it helps. Report this Post to the Staff
chrisild Pillar of the Community Germany 1238 Posts	Posted 04/02/2012 11:47 am If it was meant to be a military decoration, for example, the other side will be blank ... What I find peculiar about this is the eagle. The Polish eagle usually has a crown; the only exception (at least in the 20th century) was the years of the People's Republic. So could this have been made between 1945 and 1989? Christian Report this Post to the Staff
Kurtisl8 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 04/02/2012 2:01 pm I'll have to drive to my parents again and take a shot of the back. Never thought about that. Report this Post to the Staff
turtleoverhead Pillar of the Community Australia 585 Posts	Posted 04/03/2012 01:37 am Quote: If it was meant to be a military decoration, for example, the other side will be blank Sometimes there is a hallmark, maker's mark or just the way the attachment is made, all that can help. Report this Post to the Staff
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