Monnaie De Paris Hotel De Castries Medallion

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TennisNC25 New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 02/24/2014 04:50 am I bought a medallion at a thrift store in a blue presentation case The box says "Monnaie De Paris" which would be the French Mint The front of the medallion says Republique Francaise Hotel de Castries and has an engraving of the hotel The reverse of the medallion says Michel Mercier Ministre de l'espace rural et de l'amenagement du terriroire" There is a small hallmark on the edge but I cannot even make it out with my loop Anyone ever seen or heard of this medallion? I even went to the French ebay site and could not find one like it What kind of metal is it made of? Edited by TennisNC25 02/24/2014 05:07 am Report this Post to the Staff

sonic101 New Member Canada 15 Posts	Posted 02/24/2014 09:19 am do you live in the states? I haven't seen that medal before Report this Post to the Staff
TennisNC25 New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 02/24/2014 09:44 am Yes I live in the states; that is why I was surprised to find something like this. Report this Post to the Staff
alganbagerap Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2490 Posts	Posted 02/24/2014 1:00 pm I suspect that the small mark that you cannot decipher is the Monnaie's cornucopia mark or Corne d'abondance which they have used since the 60s I believe. [URL="http://s644.photobucket.com/user/bagerap/media/cornedabondance_zps2b49f9c1.png.html][/URL] Report this Post to the Staff
NumisRob Bedrock of the Community United Kingdom 17911 Posts	Posted 02/24/2014 1:16 pm I've found one on ebay: http://www.ebay.fr/itm/Monnaie-de-P...141163797309 The Hotel de Castries is actually a historic building in Paris, used by the French government. In Classical French the word "Hotel" was used to signify any large house or secular building - a town hall in France is still called a "Hotel de Ville". As time went on, the word gradually started to apply to large inns and hostelries! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%B..._de_Castries My Trade List: https://goccf.com/t/194596 My Wants List: https://goccf.com/t/191710 Report this Post to the Staff
TennisNC25 New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 02/24/2014 2:46 pm Thanks for the info. What kind of metal do you think it is made of? I read that they have made medals out of a bronze with a silver finish. I guess it could be pewter. Not sure if I am lucky enough for it to be silver. Any idea how much it would be worth? Report this Post to the Staff
TennisNC25 New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 02/24/2014 3:07 pm Oh I didnt notice the ebay link in your post; I'll have to take a look at that Report this Post to the Staff
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