September's New Medals! Numismagram Newsletter #129 (IX/2024) |
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It is now post Labor Day, which means that, since our last upload of new items, we’ve passed what my wife and I like to view as our "anniversary period." Given that the second half of August contains both our wedding anniversary as well as anniversaries for our first few dates, it’s always a special time of the year. We celebrated our wedding anniversary this past 18th with some drinks and dinner in town. The pic above was from the first round of the festivities, with the evening ending with some Burmese food in a cozy environment... |
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No, it wasn’t this lavish, but it was a great dinner nevertheless. As for the medal, this emanates from popular series of architectural medals designed by Jacques Wiener—with some assists along the way from his brothers. In particular, this piece celebrates Westminster Abbey in London, and features one of the most extravagant, if not the most extravagant, reverses in the entire series. This example is graded PCGS SP-63, and displays a great deal of lustrous brilliance in the fields. It's not the only architectural medal in the upload, as there is another issue from Wiener (the Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula in Brussels) along with this impressive bronze medal from Italy… |
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Struck upon the death of the Italian king Vittorio Emanuele II and his subsequent interment in the Pantheon in Rome, it features his powerful bust upon the obverse and a great exterior rendition of the edifice. Though differing from the Wiener series in that it displays an exterior only, it also provides a larger canvas at 68mm in diameter and somewhat parallels the Wiener issues, being produced around a decade after the final installments of the “Most Remarkable” series. Speaking of remarkable, here’s a stunning German medal issued during the early portion of the war as a part of the series of “gedenktalers”… |
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Graded PCGS SP-65 and standing the sole finest of the type in their census, this flashy gem boasts an abundance of color and luster, while also offering an impressive pedigree. This stunning example emanates from the von Mackensen Family Collection, as it was part of a number of pieces that the general’s own family kept within the estate likely for a century. Another flashy and highly attractive specimen, this octagonal silver jeton from France provides a very wondrous and enchanting appearance… |
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In a PCGS SP-64 holder, this interesting specimen was struck during the latter half of the 19th century and pertains to the role of the “notaire” in Clamecy, Niève. While the function of the notaire may at first be confused as merely an analog to a notary in English, the position is much more involved and important within French life, even to this day. Please refer to the item’s full description for the entire story on this public role. For this upload’s final spotlight, since the dog days of summer may have technically drawn to a close, how about a canine-related medal? |
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Issued during what must have been the opening decades of the German Poodle Club (the oldest such club for the breed in the nation), this rather large, uniface bronze medal features a majestic poodle facing left. While hounds on medals are certainly nothing new given the number of clubs and subsequent award medals across 19th and 20th century Europe, this particular breed is quite scarce and seldom seen. For all of this upload’s 12 new items, please click here or on the banner art below, where you will find them as the “newest” items listed at the top of our inventory page. We will be back again on the 16th with another group of interesting and attractive art and historical medals. |
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