How do you like my new medal?

Steve27 · October 29, 2004 1:48AM

I'll take my own pics when it arrives.

python · October 29, 2004 1:55AM

Nice one. What's the date?

cacheman · October 29, 2004 2:00AM

Nice!! So it appears as though medals are taking off here on the Darkside....

Steve27 · October 29, 2004 2:00AM

"What's the date?"

I'm not sure, but Oudine, the artist died in 1887.

Steve27 · October 29, 2004 2:16AM

" Nice!! So it appears as though medals are taking off here on the Darkside.... "

Ya, some guy by the name of Scott got us interested.

theboz11 · October 29, 2004 2:16AM

nice!!

Askari · October 29, 2004 2:27AM

I see it still has some luster -- nice!!

It's hard to date these, I'm afraid. They were struck for many years, long after Oudiné died. I suspect they ceased issuing these before WWI, but I've come across nothing on their span of issue.

cacheman · October 29, 2004 2:30AM

Give me an "E"

Give me an "X"

Give me an "O"

Give me an "N"

Give me a "U"

Give me an "M"

Give me an "I"

Give me an "A"

What's that spell? What's that spell? What's that spell?

Steve27 · October 29, 2004 2:33AM

Thanks for the info Mark!

oldshep · October 29, 2004 3:15AM

Makes me want to start collecting medals!!!!!!egad!
Shep

cosmicdebris · October 29, 2004 4:03AM

Nice piece of EXONUMIA

coinrookie · October 29, 2004 5:17AM

Gotta love the Ceres design. I am starting a collection of the francs and centimes.

Steve

laurentyvan · October 29, 2004 5:21AM

Gotta love the Ceres design. I am starting a collection of the francs and centimes.

Agree!

I've seen a number of medals with the Ceres head but none (I think) like this one that seem to be an exact duplicate of what was used on the coins, for instance, a 1850A five francs.

Beautiful piece-wonderful toning.

MacCrimmon · October 29, 2004 5:30AM

Oui, oui, Oudine!!

Was it struck in Paris?

How do you like my new medal?

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