Ian

A nice example Frank.

roughly `Here's to Bern and the Confederation'. Bern being one of the Cantons within the Swiss Confederation

I think i do.....but it has no date. Doesn't count for the purpose of this thread.

My latest swiss shooter arrived today. 1888 Bernese medal issued in silver for the cantonal shooting fest at Interlaken

1591 patagon from Gelders

two for the price of one this time. A 1593/2 overstruck dated silver taler from the land of Vlad the Impailer.

Moving on swiftly, here's a 1/4 ecu of Henri IV dated 1594

1/2 franc of Henri IV of France dated 1596 Henri IV leading his heavies on a 1595 dated jeton

a `stock' jeton of Henri IV dated 1597

....moving on, here's a nice example 1599 Drei Broders Taler from Saxony, Germany and an even nicer example dated 1598

OK. Don't say I didn't give you guys a chance...... Here's a 1600 in the form of a damaged silver 3 groschen of Sigismund III of Poland. Nice collectable portrait coin

That jeton type is quite hard to come by for that particular date. Nice one! The Irish penny however (while not exactly a pretty thing.....although beauty is indeed in the eyes of the beholder) is definitely in my `more than bloody difficult to find' category. Again, nice one!....so who's going to post the 1600 dated coin then?

dug out some more of my french coins and decided to post relevant dates as well as move us forward a year 1605 quarter ecu, Saint-Lo mint 1604 1/8th ecu, Rennes mint. Significant die chatter on reverse 1603 quarter ecu `Dauphine', with a rather large cut taken from the flan. Too professionally done to be considered normal coin butchery. Probably doe for use in one of the French colonies, Any data on this one would be appreciated. 1602 huitieme d'ecu `de Navarre' (1/8th ecu). Worn but still a worthy collectable.

slver sixpence. James VI of Scotland.

Bronze medal issued in 1898 for the shooting fest. at Neuchatel. In need of a little conservation work, but nothing that detracts from the medal.

copper jeton issued for the Police at Le Chatelet, Paris and dated 1604

1605 yellow copper (aka `brass') jeton of Marie de Medici during her spell as Queen regent of France

OK, we're back in the groove so let's keep this rolling................ 1606 silver 3 groschen from Transylvania. Nice portrait. Shame about the hole but hey....it's pretty scarce and still very collectable

Here's my latest acquisition. 38mm silver by Homberg issued for the 1897 Cantonal shoot at Beider (Basel). There's a slight edge knock, but this doesn't overly detract from my enjoyment of the medal.

I am soooo against `slabbing', especially very 3 dimensional medals such as these. What on earth do US `slabbers' such as NGC know about European coins and medals? Providing a service ?....or a dis-service? That would depend upon the indiyidual's own set of values and detwermination, but for me it is a big no-no. Ian

Hey! Neither i nor my sofa are that old (not far off it though)! Not had much chance to search through my collection of late....(still unpacking it bit by bit after moving house last year) but i'd be surprised if I didn't have a 1607 somewhere. I had thought after this length of time one of you guys would have come up with one. Where's your motivation on this got to? Come on...Get raiding your piggy banks and go 4 it yourself

Immediately thought of this thread when I first saw this jeton. Just had to buy it! The jeton was issued for the town of Peronne in Picardie. I'm less than sure as to why it was issued but judging from the legend it seems to relate to recovery from defeat (?) Unless I am much mistaken, the allegorical figure of `Peronne' seems to be resting her left arm on a downed UFO. .........perhaps she swatted it with the palm leaves she has in her right hand?

An octagonal silver jeton i've just purchased. Didn't know it even existed before i saw this example last week. There is a similar item on the website of the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich, but their example has a different bust of Louis XVI with a slightly different obverse legend (Christianissimus' as opposed to the abbreviated 'Christianiss' on my example). The jeton is rather topical in that it was struck to commemorate the establishment of a quarantine station for sailors (aka a lazaretto) at Marseille to help deal with containment of infectious disease such as the influenza virus that had a devastating effect in 1775 and to protect against the great smallpox epidemic of 1775 -82 (aka `Pox Americana') that blighted North America. The term quarantine is derived from `quarantina' which was the name given to the period of detention of 40 days first instigated at Marseille in 1383. This became the standard period for detaining people suspected of having a contagious disease. Obverse: Youthful bust of Louis XVI, reverse: maritime scene loading supplies / medicines into a keep. Not sure if this is the fortress at Marseille harbour or the small island castle of Chateau D'If....or somewhere else entirely

Sorry mate. I should have said `the now defunct........' Thanks for the additional info. It adds more significance to the piece.