yarm Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 On a fairly regular basis, I've come across medals in white medal with copper plugs "as issued". Does anyone know what purpose the plugs served? Here's an example from Hedley Betts' site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 Good question. I have always assumed it was an attempt to make it harder to copy the medal. Do not remember seeing anything written on the reason for it though. When you see a plugged medal advertised, it often states 'the plug shows the medal is an original' which tends to bear out my theory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 The only other possibility I can think of is the copper plug was inserted to distinguish between WM medals & silver ones, perhaps ordered by some government act. The English Rose Farthing 1625-1649, during the reign of Charles I, had a brass wedge inserted into the copper as an anti-forgery device. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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