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My father had this for "ever". He is a Doctor and it was given to him as payment. We have no idea of it's origins. Could someone please help me identify it? The back is a very strange color of red and the metal is very heavy.
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Can not post pictures! Why?
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Hi to CCF!

To have even half a clue what it is people will need a detailed decription of both sides including any lettering. Ideally to have a real chance of identifying the medal people will need to see a photo.

To post a picture click Upload image and follow the instructions. The photo has to be under 100kb so use the free image optimiser to resize the photo.
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It looks like a tradesman's guild medal, probably associated with stonecutting.
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My husband was recently told this could be from the Golgotha period. I have done some research and this seems a little closer. (Had no luck with the Mason avenue.) Anyone familiar with the Golgotha coins/medallions?
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 Posted 08/28/2012  6:48 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Sap to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Sorry, but there's no such thing as the "Golgotha period". I assume you mean Glagolitic, an early form of Slavic script. While there is some passing resemblance to that style of lettering, I don't see any actual matches. Nor am I aware of Glagolitic appearing on any coins or medals.

When you first posted it, I initially thought they were alchemical symbols. After spending some time looking up assorted symbols I couldn't find any exact matches, though if you turn it upside-down the symbols are very close to one of the symbols for "sulfur" and the symbol for "earth". Many mining companies use alchemical symbols or derivatives of them as part of their corporate logo, so that's my best guess as to what this might be: a demonstration piece from ore mined by a company that used this as their logo.
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 Posted 08/29/2012  08:39 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add DeborahL to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Sorry about that, I meant Golgotha as a place not a period.
Thank you for any info, we will keep looking...
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