yarm Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 This 89mm medal from the Paris mint is of much later vintage than the 1667 events it commemorates. I'm not sure what the edge marking is but perhaps someone familiar with this type of metal would know. %5Burl="http:// Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 The assay mark (or `poinçon' as the french call it) is the cornucopia aka `horn of plenty', which indicates that the piece was minted at Paris Mint sometime after 1880, probably early 1900's. It's a nice high quality piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottO Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 fantastic medal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted April 15, 2012 Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 Great medal, this is a great link for the explanation of the edge marks on french medals http://fortiter.napoleonicmedals.org/miscellany/poincons.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarm Posted April 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 Thanks for the guidance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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