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The medals all seem to be French. Image 231-2 appears to be a medal commemorating Napoleon's death in 1821 on St Helena. image 235 & 236 commemorates the baptism of the King of Rome in 1811 … (View Post)

The last few Vatican medals have omitted the pope's image, substituting his coat of arms. To me this seemed to be a significant departure from the use of the portrait on both Vatican City and ea… (View Post)

Here's another on ebay now: http://www.ebay.com/itm/TUTI-QUOS-SERVAT-MEDAGLIA-JOSUE-DUPON-CARRO-DELLA-MORTE-1933-APOCALISSE-/351958702489?hash=item51f25f9999:g:uqgAAOSwtnpXlk7M Interesting if a … (View Post)

Very nice group, especially like the Lima 8R. I have a couple of small fractions somewhere, but there has been something else to chase before I pulled the trigger on an 8R. Maybe something my kids ca… (View Post)

PS, this also showed up today. A bit smaller, but a reasonable example of a 1929 Lire 50 fascist issue. If you're lucky, these mid grades still generally still present nicely but are orders of m… (View Post)