New Forum Thread - Eye Appealing Medals !

Zohar · October 2, 2011 12:31PM

So given the relative lull in activity on the Taler front, I have decided to venture into a new, budget sensitive, theme to satisfy the itch. I actually defined it as Eye Appealing Medals - no focus on history, era, or artist - simply, eye appeal - If my wife can look at the medal and agree it is appealing, it will be posted. I hope others can post along and keep this as a living thread.

So here is my first (seller's photo edited as I dont have it in hand yet).

Medal from Royal Swedish Life Guards, 1926.
Bronze, 81 grams, 55 mm diameter.
Desiged by Ivar Johnsson
Marked on the edge C. O. SPORRONG & CO. Very good condition.

Front side of the medal: Three armed soldiers marching.
Text on front side listing Swedish battles: 1521 GUSTAF VASAS LIFAKTARE KUNGL. SVEA LIFGARDE 1926 * POSSVNT NEC POSSE VIDENTVR
Back side a laurel wreath with text: 1521 Befrielsekriget (War of liberation), Rhen 1631, Lützen 1632, Warschau 1656, Tåget öfver Bält 1658, Lund 1676, Landskrona 1677, Narva 1700, Düna 1701, Kliszow 1702, Holov Czyn 1708, Svensksund 1790.

JCMhouston · October 2, 2011 12:36PM

As you can see I'm partial to the Swiss womenfolk.

Zohar · October 2, 2011 12:38PM

Reverse, Jeff?

rwyarmch · October 2, 2011 1:15PM

BHM 2549 - Crystal Palace (1854) by Pinches in silver.

Zohar · October 2, 2011 1:19PM

This is probably one of the nicest I have seen. WOW.

What colors and photography. Thanks for sharing!

IloiloKano · October 2, 2011 1:41PM

<< <i>BHM 2549 - Crystal Palace (1854) by Pinches in silver. >>

Yep. Bare-breasted ladies on medals are always eye appealing.

Stork · October 2, 2011 3:14PM

Here's a BBL for ya'

(Chaplain)

I'll dig around photobucket and my hard drive and see what else I can find. Some of my pictures are pretty craptastic but with almost everything in storage it's all I've got!

Cathy

classport · October 3, 2011 2:09AM

Enjoying this thread; some super medals here.

This is one of my favorites.

Classport Medal

theboz11 · October 3, 2011 4:29AM

Stork · October 3, 2011 6:07AM

Old pictures..this one is in storage:

SavBear · October 3, 2011 9:53AM

I really like the Battle of Northpoint medal. What a time in our nation's history when national friendships were displayed on a simple, beautiful medal.
Thanks for sharing these.

Andres · October 3, 2011 11:18AM

WWW · October 3, 2011 12:23PM

I used to have two of these 24k bad boys, but now all I have are two silvers and two bronzes.
Being born and raised there, these medals hold a special significance to me and my parents.
They moved there before statehood and I'm proud to be a home grown haole boy.

Edit to fix my typo. Thanks 7Jaguars.

jt88 · October 3, 2011 12:43PM

Very nice, thanks for posting them.

Zohar · October 3, 2011 1:06PM

worldcoinguy · October 3, 2011 2:01PM

Cool thread! I love the artistic merit of these beauties.

Stork · October 4, 2011 2:07AM

Lassere

7Jaguars · October 4, 2011 2:23AM

Wow, TWO of the Gold Hawaii medals!!!
By the way, that would be Haole.....

theboz11 · October 4, 2011 2:25AM

TwoKopeiki · October 4, 2011 2:39AM

I will not start collecting medals. I will not start collecting medals. I will not start collecting medals...

Zohar · October 4, 2011 3:08AM

Boz - this is something!

Stork · October 4, 2011 3:23AM

2K--you sound like me when talking about Conders (20 is NOT a collection I tell ya'!). Be warned though, all it takes is one medal that you just can't resist and the next thing you know, you are working on this:

I filled up 2 of these before moving in 2009. My buying has been curtailed, but not non-existant... sigh.

Started with a medal that was being ridiculed on the forum, but I liked it and bought it and found out it was pretty cool. I eventually expanded to various random items and I finally settled on a mommy-baby/art deco/horse/greyhound -ish theme with a few side tracks on the way.

Cathy

theboz11 · October 4, 2011 3:40AM

Thanks Zohar. It is one of the City of London Medals series. BHM 3377, 700th Anniversary of the Mayoralty of the City of London. Mintage 750

TwoKopeiki · October 4, 2011 4:08AM

Cathy, that's a pretty nice presentation case!

I've been eyeing Spanish proclamation medals for some time now, but I just dont have the budget to branch out.

rwyarmch · October 4, 2011 4:39AM

BHM 1272-Medal awarded to keepers for long and faithful service.

Stork · October 4, 2011 7:18AM

That's a cool one--I'm thinking that is a stork front and center (okay, maybe some other long legged bird, but...)

2K...it's only money

. (I have 2 of those cases my 'stepdad' made--I always feel funny calling him that. I was 27 or so when he and my mom got married).

SaorAlba · October 4, 2011 7:27AM

This was the last I purchased, at auction earlier this year - to go along with my collection of 10 Gulden from 1897 - this is a very large 60+mm medal in bronze that must have been made as an award medal.

Zohar · October 4, 2011 9:11AM

Andres · October 4, 2011 9:21AM

IloiloKano · October 4, 2011 10:21AM

<< <i>This was the last I purchased, at auction earlier this year - to go along with my collection of 10 Gulden from 1897 - this is a very large 60+mm medal in bronze that must have been made as an award medal. >>

Whoa! That is beautiful!

Stork · October 5, 2011 3:28AM

To keep this post in line with the topic...here is one I like, followed by the 'interesting' eagle medal that got me interested/hooked on medals

Mouroux

The Eagle (aka --'what is that, some kind of ugly condor')

and a close up of the condor (NOT conder

)

STLNATS · October 5, 2011 10:15AM

Great medals all. Thanks for sharing.

What's the story with the silver De Witt brothers' medal? Does it commemorate their deaths in 1672 or ? The edge treatment is amazing in any case.

Zohar · October 5, 2011 10:29AM

This arrived from rwyarmch. Lovely 1874 French Science Award - Ville de Lille. 60mm bronze medal.

A few scans with different lighting:

rwyarmch · October 5, 2011 12:22PM

BHM 2185 - Opening of the Royal Exchange, 1844, 74mm, by W. Wyon. In frosted silver (under glass), this high-relief medal showcases Wyon's skill with detailed engraving.

Stork · October 5, 2011 3:21PM

So many nice pictures and nice medals!

Here is another one, a random buy from my "aren't gryphon's cool" phase. The picture sucks..it was taken a long time ago on a bad camera, I was just trying to get some quick pix. They are nice to have in case something happens to all my stuff in storage, but once I have everything back and some time I want to re-image everything properly. Or, if it's not worth a nice picture, then it's time to sell

.

Cathy

cacheman · October 5, 2011 4:31PM

theboz11 · October 5, 2011 8:06PM

Andres · October 5, 2011 10:51PM

<< <i>Great medals all. Thanks for sharing.

What's the story with the silver De Witt brothers' medal? Does it commemorate their deaths in 1672 or ? The edge treatment is amazing in any case.

>>

Thats correct, STLNATS. Johan (prime minister) and his brother Cornelis ( secretary of the Navy) were accused of the problems in the Netherlands in 1672
the country was attacked by England, France & Germany . The Prince of Orange (the later King William III of Great Britain) played a dubious role in the accusations, both brothers were
dragged out of the prison in The Hague and shot by the burgerwacht (civil police)
the dutch civilians partly dismembered the corpses and ate the internal bodyparts.

5 different type of silver medals were struck in 1672 to honour both brothers :

classport · October 5, 2011 11:17PM

Love this thread! I wish I could find a Crystal Palace like the one Bob has.

Wimmen in camo and body armor are a real turn on

theboz11 · October 6, 2011 3:03AM

Andres · October 6, 2011 4:21AM

STLNATS · October 6, 2011 4:35AM

Thanks Andres for the followup. I recall a PBS or History channel documentary where the de Witt's and their period were profiled. Don't recall their gruesome end tho. At any rate, the edge really captivates me. Something else for my watch out for/want list (sigh).

Andres · October 6, 2011 6:54AM

the edge reads: ------ VIOLENTA MORTE DELETI . HAGA COMITIS . 20 AUG : AO. 1672. ---- translates in: a violent murder happened in the Hague (city) on Augustus 20th in the year 1672
last time I visited de gevangenpoort (prison), some bodyparts (toes/fingers) of the brothers were on display.

Andres · October 6, 2011 9:31AM

Zohar · October 6, 2011 11:03AM

Stork · October 6, 2011 3:59PM

Here's one I didn't post much of...I bought it from a forum member, then sold it to another. While I had it I had a display case made by yet another forum member (I don't think he does stuff like this anymore, in fact I don't know if he's around much). The display had inert materials and was safe for the medal. I loved it, but it just didn't fit any definable collection of mine--no other Popes, religious medals or architectural medals in my conglomeration (a few Saints, but in the Deco fashion). So I sold it, but I do miss it every once in awhile (like every time I see someone posting Popes or the really nice architecturals).

Again, sorry for the old pictures--I had them on the bucket...

Cathy

edited for fixing picture linkage

Zohar · October 7, 2011 8:11AM

How did you sell this one

What depth of a view. Excellent

Zohar · October 7, 2011 9:51AM

Here is another for Vienna university.

Stork · October 7, 2011 4:17PM

It was a hard one to sell...I bought it by being lucky and I loved it. I had that nice display made for it, but every time I looked at it on the mantel I kept thinking it didn't fit with anything else and I eventually started thinking it needed to be somewhere with someone who had a more specialized appreciation for it. Or in a museum. I eventually offered it to someone who was a better 'fit' for it. I don't usually think so hard about things, but this one was so amazing it really needed to be housed elsewhere.

This is more my speed--it's still on the religion theme being St. George, but I do tend more towards the Art Deco (again please forgive the horrible pictures--I was taking some fast shots before packing things up).

Blin:

rwyarmch · October 8, 2011 10:13AM

Wonderful perspective on that Papal medal! Such medals are quite thick and the deepest part of the cathedral on the reverse corresponds to the high point of Pius IX's head on the obverse.

BHM 344 from 1790. Pitt Clubs and other societies often produced medals for their members. This one is encased within a silver ring and glass lunettes. It was intended to be hung and worn with a ribbon.

demodigger · October 8, 2011 10:24AM

bought this on thursday. always wanted a Pope medal

New Forum Thread - Eye Appealing Medals !

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