Large lost silver medal from a forgotten war on the "Foreigner Gold Line

[tinpan]

Large lost silver medal from a forgotten war on the "Foreigner Gold Line'

hi all.

History Gold was discovered 1852 by an irishman and the quartz saddle reef quickly got the name "Paddy's Reef" By 1854 the claims became larger and mines deeper. Many claims were brought out those who had the money to invest in machinery for deep hard rock mines. With mine names like Catherine the Great, Koch, Tacci, Mungo and many others. Germans, Russians, Sweds, Italians and many others owned and worked these mines. By 1870 Northern section of Paddy's Reef was renamed "Foreigner Line"The largest number of mines was during the Great Depression [1920,s] as the price of gold went up 3 fold.

Over the Easter Week i have been working the ground above where the faults dip too the left .this area was where the small mine claims existed. Found a few areas of shatty miner huts and the old dray track. After 4 trips which amounts too 15 hours i have only 2 keepers. 1850's half penny tea token and a large Romanian War medal from 1913.

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[tinpan]

Re: Large lost silver medal from a forgotten war on the "Foreigner Gold Line'

pics

 

[tinpan]

Re: Large lost silver medal from a forgotten war on the "Foreigner Gold Line'

hi all medals are a common find and heres a few recent years.

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[Woodland Detectors]

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Those are really cool finds Dave. Good history.

Mike

 

[Mackaydon]

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Apparently, at one time it was a medal:
http://www.okazii.ro/catalog/436179...ului-avant-1913-din-carpati-peste-dunare.html
Great find,
Don....

 

[tinpan]

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hi heres a better pic of medal cleaned

 

[tinpan]

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site pics

 

[KyFreeBird]

Re: Large lost silver medal from a forgotten war on the "Foreigner Gold Line'

Great finds !!!!!

 

[Mackaydon]

Re: Large lost silver medal from a forgotten war on the "Foreigner Gold Line'

Description and History:
Commemorative Medal for the War of 1913 (Medal for the Upsurge of the Nation - Medalia Avîntul Ţării). Circular silver-plated medal with laurel wreath suspension; the face with a central circular medallion bearing the head of King Carol I facing left, circumscribed ‘CAROL I REGE AL ROMÂNIEI (Carol I King of Romania), imposed on a crowned eagle with wings spread, a cross in its beak, a sword in its right claw, a sceptre in its left, the word ‘PACE’ (Latin = Peace) at its tail, circumscribed ‘ÎN AMINTIREA ÎNĂLŢĂTORULUI AVÎNT 1913’; the reverse with a female figure symbolising victory with a palm branch in her right hand and a laurel wreath in her left, the Romanian army crossing the Danube on a pontoon bridge, the Balkan mountains and a sunrise beyond, circumscribed ‘DIN CARPAŢI PESTE DUNĂRE LA BALCANI’ (from the Carpathians across the Danube to the Balkans). The medal was created on 7 November 1913 and awarded to all those Romanians who participated in the opportunistic invasion of Bulgaria by Romania on 10 July 1913 during the Second Balkan War.
Don........

 

[spitfire55]

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[tinpan]

Re: Large lost silver medal from a forgotten war on the "Foreigner Gold Line'

Description and History:
Commemorative Medal for the War of 1913 (Medal for the Upsurge of the Nation - Medalia Avîntul Ţării). Circular silver-plated medal with laurel wreath suspension; the face with a central circular medallion bearing the head of King Carol I facing left, circumscribed ‘CAROL I REGE AL ROMÂNIEI (Carol I King of Romania), imposed on a crowned eagle with wings spread, a cross in its beak, a sword in its right claw, a sceptre in its left, the word ‘PACE’ (Latin = Peace) at its tail, circumscribed ‘ÎN AMINTIREA ÎNĂLŢĂTORULUI AVÎNT 1913’; the reverse with a female figure symbolising victory with a palm branch in her right hand and a laurel wreath in her left, the Romanian army crossing the Danube on a pontoon bridge, the Balkan mountains and a sunrise beyond, circumscribed ‘DIN CARPAŢI PESTE DUNĂRE LA BALCANI’ (from the Carpathians across the Danube to the Balkans). The medal was created on 7 November 1913 and awarded to all those Romanians who participated in the opportunistic invasion of Bulgaria by Romania on 10 July 1913 during the Second Balkan War.
Don........

http://www.marksmedals.com/romanian_medals_files/balkanvictory.html this link say the medal is made of silver and was made with different letters or variants

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[Aquila]

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Cool digs you ther down under

 

[Mackaydon]

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Here's a pic of the medal with the original shortened ribbon:
http://www.medal-medaille.com/sold/product_info.php?products_id=1416
And another with the lengthened ribbon:
http://www.picardyantiquesltd.com/s...p_param=cid=119&aid=S2069&position=position1&
Don....

 

[gold nuggets]

Re: Large lost silver medal from a forgotten war on the "Foreigner Gold Line'

The Comm. Medal is a great find along with all the others
you have found. But the thing that impressed me was just
how Blue the skys are in your pictures. Can't wait for our
summer to get here so we can see some blue skys too.
Thanks for sharing your finds. Gold Nuggets

 

[Hoze513]

Re: Large lost silver medal from a forgotten war on the "Foreigner Gold Line'

Wow you made some really great finds.

 

[HISPAN]

Re: Large lost silver medal from a forgotten war on the "Foreigner Gold Line'

Nice Medal...congrats!
H

 

[traverdog]

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Nice collection of finds!!

 

[allen]

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best medal collection that ive ever seen

 

[Urban Grund]

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Nice Medal collection! I like them............