Art Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 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." Unclebobo's 2009 20 Ameros Made of copper and designed by Daniel Carr this coin depicts a nonexistent currency unit from a nonexistent political union Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drusus Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 I absolutely love the reverse on that Napoleon Medal!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleBobo Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 F---ing Napoleon, I had to face off with Napoleon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 School of Mines! Bobo, yours coulda won any other matchup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ikaros Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 Close call... went with the 20 Ameros by a whisker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted January 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2010 Group 9.D Winner 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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