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Pillar of the Community
United States
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This looks to be possibly a religious medal. I am not so much interested in the monetary value since it's probably similar to trying to sell a bible which is typically not allowed. It would be nice to know the approx year of minting and what group of people most likely created it. thx   |
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Moderator
 United States
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Looks Catholic to me, with the Spanish inscriptions and halos on Mary and Jesus. The M-shaped monogram on the first pic reminds me of Mexico City's mint mark. Otherwise, I'm not sure--hope others weigh in too.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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The inscriptions appear to be in English: Sacred Heart Have mercy on us
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Spence, if you Google "Miraculous Medal" or "Medal of the Immaculate Conception," you'll find explanations regarding the M/cross combo.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
505 Posts |
Definitely Catholic. Looks very similar to the Saint medallions/pocket tokens. The ones that say 'Saint _______ watch over us'
Did you test for silver content? Most of the tokens I find are sterling. This one is ostensibly much older than the tokens I'm referencing.
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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
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Rest in Peace
United States
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The equivalent of a tourist token, except specifically for Catholics.
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Moderator
United States
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The inscriptions appear to be in English  I need to drink my coffee before I start posting in the morning. I saw "sin" and thought it was Spanish for "without"...  @bob, you are right about that being a cross on the M, so not Mexico City.  At least I got the right religion.  "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
3546 Posts |
I scratched the medallion on an acid test smooth stone and applied 14k test acid.
The metal only partially dissolved.
While scratching it on the stone I noticed that this medal easily bent when I applied pressure making me assume that its composition is Pb(lead).
Does the fact that its composition appears to be lead provide a better idea of the time period of its fabrication?
I am unaware of any medals being made of Pb that are intended to be worn around one's neck as evidenced by the small hole on the top portion: Pb poisoning etc.
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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
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The only thing I know is that it is so big that you can kill someone with it  |
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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
2895 Posts |
In memory of the general meeting of staff of the Bank of America
Milan
2 june 1951
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