Art Posted January 26, 2010 Report Share Posted January 26, 2010 elverno's 1812 Loge de l'ardente amitié de Rouen, France All Masonic medals from the Napoleonic era qualify as RR+. This one hails from the collection of Prince Victor Napoleon, sometimes known as Napoleon V to supporters. His collection came in part from Napoleon I's personal collection but there's no indication in this pieces' provenance as to when and where to came into his collection. Marvin's book on Masonic medals describes it as follows: "Obverse, On the left, an altar surrounded by a garland, and having on it three burning hearts. At the foot of the altar are the square, compasses, level, and plumb. Above, on the right, a radiant triangle. In exergue, ARDENTE AMITIE O.-. DE ROUEN. in two lines. Reverse, A leafless tree, over which an ivy vine has grown. Legend, LA MORT MEME NE L'EN A PAS SEPARE. [Death itself has not separated them.] This is an octagonal jeton, and was probably struck about 1812. Silver. Size 20." His sizes were in sixteenths of an inch. Saor Alba's Gold medal from Mexico - 1857 Constitution Commemorative Gold medal struck by Moneda de Mexico, the Mexican mint in 1957 to commemorate the centennial of the constitution of 1857. This medal was struck on blanks made for the 50 peso coin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ætheling Posted January 26, 2010 Report Share Posted January 26, 2010 Octagon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikaros Posted January 26, 2010 Report Share Posted January 26, 2010 I'll go with the Mexican gold this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knowtracks Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 Octagon for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saor Alba Posted January 31, 2010 Report Share Posted January 31, 2010 "Poor Mexico, so far from God, and so close to the United States" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted February 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 The winner of this round is: elverno's 1812 Loge de l'ardente amitié de Rouen, France Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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