Cool Columbian Expo Medal Eglit-107

messydesk

Not exceptionally rare or valuable, but it sure is photogenic.

Commencents

Beautiful medal!

Any history on it?

messydesk

One of many Columbian Expo medals. Shot it for a friend at FUN. I don't really know much about these. Further details about the medal will be left to an expert on them or a search of auction materials.

Zoins

Very nice looking medal!

I believe @keets may know something about these.

keets

these come in two different sizes, Eglit-106 which is 101mm. and Eglit-107 which is 59mm. in diameter. they were struck by Stefano Johnson in Milan, Italy for the 1892-93 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. the manufacturing facility and all records were destroyed in 1942 by an Allied bombing run. they are sometimes referred to as the Milan Medal. using the Rarity scale associated with SC$'s by Hibler-Kappen I think it's reasonable to list them as R-5/6 by type(106 and 107) and by individual alloy probably R-6/7+. white metal and bronze are the most common. Nathan Eglit chose this medal as the plate for the cover of his book "Columbiana" which lists items from the Exhibition.

for Eglit 106, at 101mm., I believe there are probably less than 100 each for white metal and bronze still extant. this larger medal is actually a shell, two pieces filled with some sort of plaster and soldered together. I have seen examples of the individual shells offered for sale a few times. Eglit 107, at 59 mm., is a standard one piece issue and probably has about the same numbers in both alloys. forum member tmot99 is much more well versed about these and he had quite a few of each, some very choice white metal examples that he sold several years ago through Goldberg's.

Eglit-105 shares the same reverse but has a slightly different obverse.

Eglit-106.

ricko

It is certainly a beautiful piece of medallic art... Cheers, RickO

messydesk

Thanks for the background info, @keets !