dorelb Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 Hello, I'm from Romania and i need help for identification this medal. It is from Transylvania for grof Palffy, but i don't know who was F.L. Palffy. I think is from silver ( 26,19gr) and has 37mm diameter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 It is a Hungarian prize medal awarded 1n 1846 to F. L. Palffy from, I believe, the Hungarian Association of Industries. So it is unlikely that you will find out about him, if he is not a famous person. But the engraver of the medal signed his name above the decorative scroll (your pic is too small for me to read) so you can find out about him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 Did some more research Gr = Graf (Count in english) Palffy = The family that owned the castle of Stomfai & were the local nobility Stomfai = A town that was in Hungary now in Slovkia (Stomfa) Marvany = Marble Gyar = Factory/Plant So perhaps this was given to Graf Palffy for opening a marble factory/plant/quarry? in Stomfai in 1846, or for the product it produced. Red marble" (Liassic-Dogger nodular limestone, ammonitico rosso) which was mined as a decorative stone, played an important role in the art of Central Europe and especially in Hungary in the past centuries A Hussar regiment in the Astro-Hungarian army was named for Graf Palffy in 1861. Bear in mind this is only my opinion. It is a great medal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 On the reverse is three shields The shield (top) with 7 castles is for the Duchy of Siebenbürgen (English Transylvania, now in Romania). The shield (right) with the marten between the rivers Drava and Sava is for The Kingdom of Slavonia (now part of Croatia) The shield (left) with the chequered pattern is for The Kingdom of Croatia (nearly identical to present Croatia) They all were part of Hungary, which is the shield on the obverse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorelb Posted April 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 thank you very much for help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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