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Had my day planned, Then Milk lady showed up From the category of Swiss Shooting Taylers.

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1891 Cantonal Shooting Festival at Morges.
engraver; Hugues Bovy.
diameter 45mm.
composition; bronze, also struck in silver and gold.




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“A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly."



- Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106-43 BC

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  • SaorAlbaSaorAlba Posts: 7,564 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Loverly image
    Tir nam beann, nan gleann, s'nan gaisgeach ~ Saorstat Albanaich a nis!
  • JCMhoustonJCMhouston Posts: 5,306 ✭✭✭
    Very nice piece.
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  • crazyhounddogcrazyhounddog Posts: 13,988 ✭✭✭✭✭
    WOW! That's a beaut!!image
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  • dwsswsdwssws Posts: 2,166
    gotta love "milklady"imageimageimage

    nice photo also!
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  • BroadstruckBroadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
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  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,291 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That is a truly beautiful medal. It's funny how society's standards of beauty change over a period of time. Today, the "Milk Lady" would be considered obese but a century ago large women were considered beautiful. Another example, when the liberty on the AGE was copied from the Saint Gaudens double eagle in 1986, it was decided that Ms Liberty should be slimmed down considerably. Againt, great medal.

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  • InternetJunkyInternetJunky Posts: 2,329 ✭
    Very nice looking medal! Almost looks like a painting not a coin.
  • fcloudfcloud Posts: 12,133 ✭✭✭✭
    How did it look before you took off the gold foil?

    That coin is yummy chocolate!

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  • steelieleesteelielee Posts: 1,161 ✭✭✭


    << <i>How did it look before you took off the gold foil?

    That coin is yummy chocolate! >>



    Hope I get a couple trick/treating tonight...

    Seriously, thats a beauty
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  • 123cents123cents Posts: 7,178 ✭✭✭
    Great looking medal!
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  • SkyManSkyMan Posts: 9,493 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Sweet med.
    Toned Franklins

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  • Type2Type2 Posts: 13,985 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very nice. image


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  • DennisHDennisH Posts: 13,995 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That's a beautiful... I don't know what it is. For those of us who are foreign challenged, a little education on this piece would be most appreciated.
    (Beautiful photos too; they almost do look like milk chocolate.)
    When in doubt, don't.
  • coinut1799coinut1799 Posts: 318
    I agree with DennisH. The medal is beautiful, but a little background on it would be really appreciated.
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  • DUIGUYDUIGUY Posts: 7,252 ✭✭✭


    << <i>That's a beautiful... I don't know what it is. For those of us who are foreign challenged, a little education on this piece would be most appreciated.
    (Beautiful photos too; they almost do look like milk chocolate.) >>




    From the category of Swiss Shooting Taylers.

    1891 Cantonal Shooting Festival at Morges.
    engraver; Hugues Bovy.
    diameter 45mm.
    composition; bronze, also struck in silver and gold. image
    “A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly."



    - Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106-43 BC

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