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This dollar-sized World War II-era Mexican victory medal (Grove 542a) was a tribute to Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill. Note that there seem to be 4 men pictured instead of 3. due to a striking error.
Bill Edited by BillSnyder
04/29/2014 7:57 pm
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Maybe it was a way to sneak Avila into that group....
Colligo ergo sum
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Actually, I even see 5 men :D
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You are right!
5!
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Yeah, FDR and Churchill are both doubled, and the whole legend looks drastically doubled also. You DO find them, don't you?!
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Yes, I see them, though FDR doesn't look much like FDR. BTW, here is the reverse -  |
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I think there are clearly four original faces, and the Cuss is likely right: the second from the left is probably Avila Camacho.
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This is the place to learn new things! The name Avila Camacho didn't ring a bell with me.
Is it possible that the artist actually snuck in the President of Mexico?
I think I have a copy of Grove's Medals of Mexico around here. Now I need to see if this piece is pictured!
Thanks all!
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Wait a minute. By the date at the bottom, we can see the second strike is just rotated 10 degrees or so. The third face from the left doesn't look like a second image of any of the other three profiles. Does it?
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BTW, I wasn't being snarky (for once) when I said "You DO find them, don't you?!" - I meant oddball pieces.
Actually also looks to be some ghosting of Stalin that sort of blends into the first FDR... you can see the nose.
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To me the extra man looks like Abraham Lincoln. Remarkable what an overstrike will sometimes do.
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