Equus africanus asinus

harasha

The three letter word that must not be named:

lordmarcovan

I like the slightly nonround aspect of that piece. Gives it an odd sort of hand-hewn look.



Italian? Any info on what it was for and/or the approximate date?

harasha

Due to my usual morning rush, I can't go into this further, but the medal, indeed, is Italian. The artist appears to be Adolfo Farnesi (1861 - 1899).

I did not image the back, since my aim was to make fun of a program which arbitrarily censors three letters in a row. However, the medal is meant to honor the Italian people who remain important to Italian society, though like donkeys, remain patient and beaten.



The reverse shows an allegorical figure, carrying a torch and trampling symbols of the Roman Catholic Church.

garrynot

Very impressive

lordmarcovan

From a Liteside thread on this topic:

Originally posted by: lordmarcovan

Originally posted by: ErrorsOnCoins

You didn't use enough asterisks, though.



For reasons I cannot determine, the robocensor replaces those three offending letters with five asterisks.



I guess that's asterisk inflation.



Good thing "asterisk" only has one "s", huh?