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D Pillar of the Community Canada 899 Posts	Posted 11/16/2015 8:34 pm Question: Do you think this may be Negro / aboriginal related.? My first thought is that this is a Memorial medal of a young child, how ever there is no writing on it stating such. Usually the memorial medals I am aware of are of important people and the related information is written on the medal. There is a clasp for a ribbon which also puzzles me in asking: Why would this be worn? The ribbon clasp looks to be crudely made and the medal which is made of Copper certainly shows age as it has turned blackish / grey in colour. Thoughts on who the bust is of and what this represents are appreciated....... Report this Post to the Staff

alganbagerap Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2490 Posts	Posted 11/16/2015 8:42 pm Hi D. No, this is European. Most probably British or possibly French. The hanger is fairly standard, I'm guessing that it's 1.25 inches through the slot, which puts it at late nineteenth/early twentieth century. Subject unknown, but I've seen it before. Report this Post to the Staff
D Pillar of the Community Canada 899 Posts	Posted 11/16/2015 8:56 pm Hey Bob, it's been a while & nice to see you are doing well. The slot is one inch wide. I suspect it is British. Would be nice to find out the reason why this was made...Thanks Bob & have a good one... Report this Post to the Staff
alganbagerap Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2490 Posts	Posted 11/17/2015 07:45 am A one inch ribbon makes me think that it is earlier. Most of my Victoria gold and diamond jubilee medals (1887&97) have the wider ribbon. Before 1870, most seem to have the one inch ribbon slot. Not a very scientific analysis I'll grant you, but it has helped me in thd past. Report this Post to the Staff
kanga Pillar of the Community United States 5825 Posts	Posted 11/17/2015 08:26 am IMO this is a marriage of two separate pieces. The top part comes from a real award and the original medal was replaced at a later date by the current item. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16849 Posts	Posted 11/17/2015 7:05 pm I'm assuming it's a "generic" medal. The basic design, of the head uplifted, imitates something that first appeared on late Roman coinage, during the Constantinian dynasty. Example. But I don't think it was made for any particular purpose, but rather sold as a generic award medal. Perhaps marketed at religious groups (Sunday schools, First Communion, etc) since the original Roman design had religious overtones. Whoever bought it could engrave whatever they wished on the other side. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
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