I bought my first medal, I love it and would love some information about it!
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Other than one of my Grandpa's WWII Purple Hearts I have never owned a medal until now.
I love this medal in hand! I got it for a literal few bucks as an impulse buy.
I believe it's some kind of clad.
Smooth edge with no markings.
It was clearly full mirrors with deep cameo everything at some point earlier in it's life.
Seems like it's been held a lot, there is light reeding on the face of the rim (not the edge) that's almost worn off.
I can not find anything online using the text or even image searches.
Even the name on the box from Paris brings up nothing for me.
**To Commemorate
The Grand Convention
Of the Friends of Universal Peace
Held in London June 22, 1843
**
J. Taylor Birm. & W. Griffin London
I would love to know more about this medal please and thank you!
I would love to figure out what kind of medal I'm going after next! 
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I like the box and the medal. I dont know anything about them thou. I'm sure somebody here can help you out.
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It is considered white metal, which can be an alloy of various metals, usually including tin, and is typically very soft. This piece is actually in excellent condition for a medal in this metal and of this age.
The grooved rim is very British and it makes me wonder if the box is related to the medal at all.
This Society was founded in 1816 and was one of many peace societies formed in the early 19th Century after the Napoleonic Wars to promote world peace. It is listed in British Historical Medals (BHM) as #2113 and is actually a mule of sorts as each side was also used on other medals from this society. J. Taylor of Birmingham struck the medal while W. Griffin was the publisher of this series of medals. The rarity for this piece is listed as RR which translates to very rare. This is unusual for a white metal piece but very rare does not equate to very valuable. In fact very rare in medallic terms of random British medals more often refers to the number of interested buyers.
The case is referred to as an orphan case or more commonly a bastard case as it has no connection to the medal. The die sinker and/or publisher is different (Taylor had his own inscribed boxes) and you can see in the images that the medal is smaller in diameter than the presentation space and was not made for this size case irregardless of the inscription. It is not listed in the Eimer catalog.
That is a very nice medal. Medals usually commemorate occasions or people, and some display excellent art. Others are more functional with mostly words or a symbol. Medal collecting can be fun and many are reasonably priced. Cheers, RickO
It is an interesting medal though the box was originally for something else (note the poor fit of the medal and the French origin of the box.).
Thank you so much for this information @tokenpro !!!
Looks like I'll need to take one of my hops down to the ANA Money Library and grab the BHM guide
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"If it's a penny for your thoughts and you put in your two cents worth, then someone...somewhere...is making a penny." - Steven Wright
You won't find a lot more info in BHM beyond what is relayed above but a visit to the ANA Library is always worth the effort -- especially because the three
volume BHM set was originally priced at about $600 US. The set was reprinted in 2007 (now out of print, lesser quality IMHO) and can be put together used in the $300-$450 range. Free use is definitely more attractive.