bagerap Posted May 15, 2012 Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 I'm having a hard time with this one: AE, 42mm. I habitually assume with medals of this type that a silver or gold original exists, but no luck so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlueke Posted May 15, 2012 Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 The ANS only has a bronze, but a Spink catalog from 1905 lists several similar in gold and silver and also mentions this type as uncataloged in bronze. The peace wasn't a big hit in Britain so maybe there weren't too many of these made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 From MI vol II page 652. Though there were many different medals struck to commemorate the Peace, both in England and Europe in various metals, this one is a copy of one by John Kirk, his version had a latin inscription and was available in bronze, silver and gold, but this copy was only struck in brass, according to MI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagerap Posted May 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Thanks Pat. I was aware of the version with the Latin inscription, but not that it was by Kirk. Also I'm reasonably certain that mine is bronze. Reluctantly I confess my ignorance of MI. I say reluctance, because last time I asked a question like this it ended with me buying the complete BHM. (Which I don't regret for a minute, except that it's still lost somewhere among the moving boxes) Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Save your money, they are free to read online or download. http://books.google....epage&q&f=false http://books.google...._other_versions Yours looked bronze or aged copper to me, that why I said "...brass, according to MI", I try to cover my brass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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