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noahs-numismatics Pillar of the Community Canada 3167 Posts	Posted 04/06/2013 7:32 pm What is it? Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff

Pertinax Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2133 Posts	Posted 04/07/2013 9:06 pm Very interesting ! "Tirage au sort" means drawing lots, so I think this is in effect a metal lottery ticket (no 39). It's odd that the obverse says "Republique Francaise" with a bust similar to the post-1870 French coinage. Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 04/07/2013 9:13 pm Or might it be that tirage au sort, in this context and this time period, might be referring to military conscription? Report this Post to the Staff
Airw0lf Valued Member United States 178 Posts	Posted 04/08/2013 12:14 pm Like Philadelphia said is a military conscription medal , from 1872 the military service in France was obligatory and every one had to be registered at the age of 19 receiving this medal with a number , every time the military needed new soldiers in the service they called the new soldiers and the medal was the identification of registered conscript ... Edited by Airw0lf 04/08/2013 12:16 pm Report this Post to the Staff
noahs-numismatics Pillar of the Community Canada 3167 Posts	Posted 04/08/2013 7:03 pm Cool! Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff
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