Art Posted February 4, 2010 Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 elverno's 1804 L'École des Mines du Mont-Blanc, France In 1818 Captain Laskey wrote in part about this medal: "This medal was struck on the establishment of schools for the instruction of students in the art of mining and mineralogy. ... There is a modern statue, representing the Apennine mountains, by John de Bologna, at Florence, designated Father Apenninus; it represents the loftiest of the ridge of these mountains, which runs through the middle of Italy, from Liguria to Ariminum and Ancona, and joins the Alps. If standing erect, it proportional height would be about sixty feet. We are not quite certain if this is not the representation of this statue, and depicted here as the hoary headed Mont-Blanc, whose bald summit penetrates the clouds." Saor Alba's Louisiana Purchase Centennial Exposition in St Louis in 1904 This is the bronze medal from the expo and has the original box and paperwork. This medal was designed by Adolph Weinman who would go on to design the Walking Liberty Half Dollar. This medal was minted by the Philadelphia mint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ætheling Posted February 4, 2010 Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 Napoleon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikaros Posted February 4, 2010 Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 Still gotta go with the Weinman, though this matchup is worthy of being the finals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knowtracks Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 French Medal for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleBobo Posted February 8, 2010 Report Share Posted February 8, 2010 Weinman!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drusus Posted February 8, 2010 Report Share Posted February 8, 2010 French giant for the win...both very nice though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted February 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2010 The winner of this thread is: elverno's 1804 L'École des Mines du Mont-Blanc, France Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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