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Here's the 1976 American Revolution Bicentennial Administration (ARBA) medal - in bronze and silver. Very nice!  Quote:
The fact that the medal depicts Thomas Jefferson on its obverse and the position of the quill pen on the document itself leads me to consider that the scene is meant to be representative of the drafting of the document vs. the signing of it by Continental Congress delegates (but it could just be a case of a mis-positioned quill pen!). Just my own impression, but I feel like the former is the intended depiction because the document text appears incomplete.  |
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commems - congratulations on 7,000 posts! Another French coin from me - 1994 5 francs commemorating the 300th anniversary of the birth of Voltaire:  This coin commemorates the great French philosopher, playwright, historian and novelist Voltaire. A critic of the extremes of the contemporary French absolute monarchy and of the power of the Catholic Church, he satirised them in his plays and novels, of which the best known is 'Candide'. He spent long periods of time in England and Switzerland, researching those countries' styles of government and keeping away from the French authorities when he had spoken out against them! He died in Paris in 1778 and 13 years later his remains were laid to rest in the Pantheon, depicted on the reverse of this coin. Edited by NumisRob
01/21/2022 08:52 am
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
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@Dorado/NumisRob: Thanks! When I joined CCF, I didn't imagine I would be tapping away 7,000 posts later, but...
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Another French coin from me - 1994 5 francs commemorating the 300th anniversary of the birth of Voltaire: Very nice! |
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I just posted this medal over in the "Explorer" thread, but it's appropriate for this thread as well. If you're interested in the medal's details, use the link below to learn more. A quill pen can be found within the medal's design to the left of Raleigh's portrait.   - 1972 Sir Walter Raleigh MedalCollecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Excellent! |
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£2 coin issued by the UK in 2015 to commemorate the 800th anniversary of the Signing of the Magna Carta by King John, widely regarded as the first step towards a Parliamentary democracy in England. The coin shows King John holding the Charter in one hand and a quill pen in the other, though critics of the design said that King John actually affixed his wax seal to the document rather than signed it!  |
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A very nice example! |
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Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Edited by paralyse
02/03/2022 1:26 pm
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A very interesting example! |
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@paralyse: I realize I'm very late to the thread, but I wanted to say "Nice medal!"
It's a personal favorite, and I consider it a nice complement to the US Mint-struck commemorative coins of 1993.
Thanks for posting!
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@commems no worries, thanks! I find the design quite well executed. The quality of the engraving is pretty decent for a silver round. The US mint coins are of course quite nice to have as well.
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The quality of the engraving is pretty decent for a silver round. I agree, I have several nicely-executed pieces produced by the Liberty Mint - they were based in Provo, Utah. Liberty Mint was active in the 1980s and 1990s and produced a variety of commemorative silver rounds/medals. IIRC, they closed up shop in 1999. Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Here's a medal honoring author/novelist James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851); the medal is part of the New York University - Hall of Fame for Great Americans series. Cooper focused on telling stories of the American western frontier and the interactions between European settlers and indigenous Native Americans. Cooper is most remembered for his novels The Last of the Mohicans and The Deerslayer but wrote others as well. The obverse of the medal presents a right-facing portrait of Cooper, based on the painting of John Wesley Jarvis and the marble bust of Pierre Jean David. The primary device on the reverse is the quill - the tool by which Cooper wrote his novels. James Fenimore Cooper - Granville W. Carter Designer/Sculptor  Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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