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Please help me ID this French Medal

fishteethfishteeth Posts: 2,253 ✭✭✭✭✭
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MEdal is about 2.5 inches diameter and almost 1/2 inch thick and absolutely beautiful
thanks

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  • StrikeOutXXXStrikeOutXXX Posts: 3,352 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I think this is a similar medal, different material though. ANS Search

    Looks like they were award medals issued between 1852-1870. My guess would be an award to a doctor/scientist for work on one of the Cholera pandemics of the time?
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    "You Suck Award" - February, 2015

    Discoverer of 1919 Mercury Dime DDO - FS-101
  • ajaanajaan Posts: 17,457 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very nice medal.

    DPOTD-3
    'Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery'

    CU #3245 B.N.A. #428


    Don
  • JZraritiesJZrarities Posts: 2,583 ✭✭✭
    Agricultural Medal by Charaud (sp?)

    Best Link for Medals is the Ben Weiss Collection

    Sorry, didn't have time to find it in the above...
  • SwampboySwampboy Posts: 13,047 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It would not be the only Napolean III medal referencing cholera, as StrikeOutXXX mentioned.

    This is one I found currently at 52.00 euros.



    Mr. Pierra Medal 1866

    "Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working" Pablo Picasso

  • fishteethfishteeth Posts: 2,253 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Thanks for your help. Its amazing how cheap these cool pieces of history can be had.
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