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Sir Sisu



This one I really like. It is quite large and heavy.

Diameter 70mm
Weight 220g
Bronze
500 pieces made

"For the Faith and Good of Mankind"
"Order of the Hospital of St. John in Finland"

Art
WOW! I like it too. That's a great commemorative medal. Do you have one?
tabbs
Neat, especially the columns and the hint at the vault. What I don't like that much is the two hyphenations. Do you know whether it was issued on some specific occasion?

Christian
Sir Sisu
QUOTE(Art @ Sep 22 2007, 01:26 AM) *
WOW! I like it too. That's a great commemorative medal. Do you have one?



Thanks! Yes, this one is mine.
Sir Sisu
QUOTE(tabbs @ Sep 22 2007, 12:01 PM) *
Neat, especially the columns and the hint at the vault. What I don't like that much is the two hyphenations. Do you know whether it was issued on some specific occasion?

Christian



I'll try and post a pic of the medal from a different angle so you can see how the vault is. Looking at the image I posted, one might get the impression that the medal is not perfectly round which it is.

Not sure if there was any specific occasion for its issue. I do know, however, that the proceeds of the sale of these went towards the hospitals and such that they support/run.
Sir Sisu
QUOTE(Sir Sisu @ Sep 23 2007, 11:07 PM) *
I'll try and post a pic of the medal from a different angle so you can see how the vault is. Looking at the image I posted, one might get the impression that the medal is not perfectly round which it is.
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tabbs
Now that I had not expected. Pretty bulky indeed bwink.gif but with a great relief!

Christian
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