constanius Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 Obv. Head of Mercury, left. COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY. Rev. A crane above a steamship. THE BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION 1924 BHM# 4194. 28mm AE. CC. by W. McMillan. This medal was struck at the Royal Mint stand at the exhibition. It was one of the so-called 'Keepsake Medals' and cost 6d. This medal was also the runner-up in the competition for a commemorative piece for the exhibition. From a previous post of mine of another medal of that exhibition, which is unlisted in BHM. The Mond Nickel Company Ltd, undated, struck from pure nickel for the British Empire Exhibition 1924-1925 45mm by PM (Percy Metcalfe 1895-1970) Rare. Obv: helmeted head of warrior (Britannia) right, holding trident, below, part of a globe featuring a deer(springbok?), beaver, kangaroo and tiger,(for South Africa, Canada, Australia & India) Rev: THE/ MOND / NICKEL / COMPANY / LTD / NICKEL 99.9% plain edge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 Great medals. I esp. like the one with the crane & ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santa Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 At us now sell here this medal http://forum.faleristika.info/download/fil...8&mode=view http://forum.faleristika.info/download/fil...9&mode=view Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted October 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2011 Another medal by Percy Metcalfe, this one is for Noble Industries, first struck dated 1924 is BHM#4195 CC. This, dated 1925 is BHM#4204 C. AE 37mm. Struck at the Exhibition, the planchets had been chemically treated prior to striking to give a colourising effect. This example looks far better in the hand as you can tilt it and the full beauty becomes clear(difficult to show in a pic), sadly most of these that you see for sale have lost their original lustre, this one retains it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted October 19, 2011 Report Share Posted October 19, 2011 Neat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted October 19, 2011 Report Share Posted October 19, 2011 Interesting design on the Noble medal. The color is also quite nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagerap Posted October 20, 2011 Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 One medal alone is responsible for my downward spiral into promiscuous medal collecting: It's a scan unfortunately, so the awesome patina is masked. I shudder to think how much this little beauty has subsequently persuaded me to part with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikaros Posted October 21, 2011 Report Share Posted October 21, 2011 Mmmmmm... it's all Deco-y and stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Posted November 12, 2011 Report Share Posted November 12, 2011 This really is a beautiful coin. The one in my collection has quite a different color...or maybe the scan alters the color that much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagerap Posted November 12, 2011 Report Share Posted November 12, 2011 In fact the scan does little justice to mine. It is that colour but, ................. more so. There's an almost purply patina that isn't showing on the scan. It needs a good photographer, which sadly precludes me. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted December 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 Silver BHM#4192 Obv. Britannia seated right striking a coin. BRITANNIA MONETA(British Mint). Rev. View of the mint London. .THE. .ROYAL. .MINT. .LONDON. AR CC; AE CC. 36mm. Designed by John Langford Jones. Both the silver & bronze were struck with a matt finish. Though the medals themselves give no clue as to why or when they were struck, they were struck at the Royal Mint stand at the British Empire Exhibition in 1924 & 1925. 2,402 were struck in 1924 & a further 122 in 1925, these numbers are for both the bronze & silver combined. The bronze sold for 1s/6d and the 1 troy ounce of .925 silver for 3s/6d. The obverse image has since been used for various Mint trial dies, which sometimes leads even dealers to mislist these 1924/25 exhibition medals as trial pieces, especially as the medals themselves give no indication of their origins.HERE IS AN EXAMPLE OF THAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 BHM#4192 Obv. Britannia seated right striking a coin. BRITANNIA MONETA(British Mint). Rev. View of the mint London. .THE. .ROYAL. .MINT. .LONDON. AR CC; AE CC. 36mm. Designed by John Langford Jones. Both the silver & bronze were struck with a matt finish. Though the medals themselves give no clue as to why or when they were struck, they were struck at the Royal Mint stand at the British Empire Exhibition in 1924 & 1925. 2,402 were struck in 1924 & a further 122 in 1925, these numbers are for both the bronze & silver combined. The bronze sold for 1s/6d and the 1 troy ounce of .925 silver for 3s/6d. The obverse image has since been used for various Mint trial dies, which sometimes leads even dealers to mislist these 1924/25 exhibition medals as trial pieces, especially as the medals themselves give no indication of their origins.HERE IS AN EXAMPLE OF THAT That's a great medal and the information is super. Thanks for taking the time and effort to share it. I believe that I've seen a silver version of this medal at a coin club meeting four or so years ago. It was part of an exhibit of medals that a fellow from the Token & Medal Society was showing us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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