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Pretty Medal I just picked up and I don't know much about...

braddickbraddick Posts: 23,122 ✭✭✭✭✭
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I purchased it, in all honesty, just because I loved the look of it. It's much larger and thicker than a Morgan dollar and has, IMHO, lovely toning.

Any assistance on what it is would be greatly appreciated!

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    theboz11theboz11 Posts: 6,576 ✭✭✭
    That is a beauty for sure. Unfortunately, I know nada about it.image
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    SwampboySwampboy Posts: 12,886 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Medallic Art.


    Love it! image
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    JZraritiesJZrarities Posts: 2,583 ✭✭✭
    I also know nada

    But it is STUNNING and has nice Color...
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    olmanjonolmanjon Posts: 1,187 ✭
    Beautiful piece--reminds me of Austria
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    NonCentsNonCents Posts: 78
    Very image medal.
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    DaltonistaDaltonista Posts: 354 ✭✭
    Lovely piece, braddick...an acquisition to be proud of!

    VERY roughly, since I'm just stringing words together quickly on a Saturday afternoon as opposed to writing an encomium, the Latin works out to something like this:

    In the plaque under the double-headed eagle: IN REMEMBRANCE OF YOUTH

    (Juvet, specifically would be a young man but, hey, this is 2008!)

    At the top: To Reward Good Qualities" 1883, of course. (Character, citizenship?)

    Around the muses on the other side: To leave a mark upon an era in the arts, in poetry, in sculpture, in painting.

    A further guess would be that it has its roots in a college or school awards ceremony...and to get really wild, maybe in Thruingia, judging by the medallist's name (if that person never left home). Google it!

    I hope there's enough here to get you started, braddick. BTW, the seated muse would be Calliope (poetry and literature), but I can;t remember the names for the other. That Muse on the left...what is she leaning on? I ask because that word "lapide" could refer to stone, marble, jewelry, etc. I just chose "sculpture" because it seemed in keeping with the general theme.

    Best to all ~
    Tom




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    coinkatcoinkat Posts: 22,791 ✭✭✭✭✭
    very nice...

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    braddickbraddick Posts: 23,122 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Tom and all, you guys are the best!

    I've got some Googling to do...

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    TwoKopeikiTwoKopeiki Posts: 9,539 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Gorgeous medal, Braddick!

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    AuldFartteAuldFartte Posts: 4,597 ✭✭✭✭
    Damn, that piece is awesome!!! The color is wonderful imageimageimageimageimage
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    JimKJimK Posts: 605
    I may be wrong but I believe the engraver is a Josef Tautenhayn.
    He was a notable Austro-Hungarian medal designer in the late 19th and early 20th century.
    Here is a link to some more of his work:
    Josef Tautenhayn art collection

    Hope this helps,
    Jim
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    BjornBjorn Posts: 529 ✭✭✭
    Yes, the eagle and crown look like the Austrian coat of arms...
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    worldcoinguyworldcoinguy Posts: 2,999 ✭✭✭✭
    Great medal and nice pics also!
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