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Hi All! I picked this up at a local market today on a whim - I just found it unusual. I don't know much more about it than what is in the title after some poking around, and was hoping someone (perhaps with a knowledge of Arabic) could help me decipher the inscriptions. Many thanks in advance for any help!   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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My Arabic is a little rusty, but here's my best shot:
? and ? for basketball
Alexandria area (Egypt)
Young women of high degree (there's probably a better translation, but this is pretty direct)
The first
1953-52
The fancy script of the first line is pretty hard to read in this picture. Could you provide a closer picture of the reverse with better resolution?
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Thank you very much for your help! Please find a larger image below.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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OK, I think I've got it. That calligraphy can be a real pain to interpret. The Egyptian Union for Basketball Egyptian Basketball Federation ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt...l_Federation) Alexandria area First class young women (Again, there's probably a better way to word this.) The first (Probably meant as "first annual." Since it doesn't agree in gender with the previous line, it's definitely not part of one sentence.) 1953-52 Edited by Numisma
02/06/2021 11:35 am
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@noran, I can't help with the translating, but I was hoping to figure out the medalist who created this. I see FUCHS on the obv, but this is too late and seems to be the wrong fabric to be Emil Fuchs. Here is a link to his known works: http://www.medalartists.com/fuchs-emil.htmlbut again, not seeing a good match. Also, he seems to have used EF rather than his whole last name on the ones where I can find his signature. "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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@Numisma - thank you very much for that! Many leads to start off research!
@Spence - that is actually not an 'H,' but rather a 'K' (no, I am not joking ;P ), which has made internet searching *ahem* quite difficult.
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You're very welcome! Good luck. Quote:
that is actually not an 'H,' but rather a 'K' (no, I am not joking ;P ), which has made internet searching *ahem* quite difficult. I noticed that too. I guess it's just an interesting coincidence, but I got a kick out of it. |
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that is actually not an 'H,' but rather a 'K' (no, I am not joking ;P ), which has made internet searching *ahem* quite difficult.
Definitely not something to research during lunch on a work computer!  |
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