Medallian 1788

[jamestaylor]

Minted in Boyonne, France
Sandcasted
A few on Ebay ...not the same markings on the crown
3 inches diameter
Blank on the other side
what was it made for
Brass cover over silver base on the back

 

[Iron Patch]

A similar button was posted recently. Does that mark in the center on the back look like it could have been where a shank was? Based on French ECU coinage.

 

[lazooro]

probably a sample who made contemporary ECU copies...i have one and i cannot believe that was in circulation just badly made

 

[jamestaylor]

Hi,

Thank you for the replies...I bought this over 25 years ago at an estate sale in
Hawaii. Much earlier than when the ECU was formed. I also bought other things that turned out to be quite old and contempory with the medallion.. The mark on the blank side middle is quite small
and does not appear to have had a shank at any given time.
If this was made in 1788 what was it used for? was it attached to a travelling chest maybe?
I do not think that it was used as coinage due to the large diameter size.

Regards to all

 

[CRUSADER]

Hi,

Thank you for the replies...I bought this over 25 years ago at an estate sale in
Hawaii. Much earlier than when the ECU was formed. I also bought other things that turned out to be quite old and contempory with the medallion.. The mark on the blank side middle is quite small
and does not appear to have had a shank at any given time.
If this was made in 1788 what was it used for? was it attached to a travelling chest maybe?
I do not think that it was used as coinage due to the large diameter size.

Regards to all

in no way was this ever made in 1788, 1988 maybe

 

[lazooro]

Hi,

Thank you for the replies...I bought this over 25 years ago at an estate sale in
Hawaii. Much earlier than when the ECU was formed. I also bought other things that turned out to be quite old and contempory with the medallion.. The mark on the blank side middle is quite small
and does not appear to have had a shank at any given time.
If this was made in 1788 what was it used for? was it attached to a travelling chest maybe?
I do not think that it was used as coinage due to the large diameter size.

Regards to all

in no way was this ever made in 1788, 1988 maybe

pictures are too small to tell.. ECU is French Thaler..no way it was made in 1788..maybe in revolutionary years..then was total Anarchy and also in counterfeiting coinage .. i have samples that are looking more like piece of some plain metal then a real coin.
With bigger pictures i can tell if it is a modern copy.

 

[Dano Sverige]

Paris expo medallion..commemorative maybe.

 

[Iron Patch]

Looks much the same as the modern cast reproductions, so that for the most part dates it. No idea what it was used for, but that's the piece of info. that's missing here.

 

[CRUSADER]

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,436613.0.html
Is it 3 inches or 3cm? If 3cm, its similar to the modern coin button above, it would have been a sort of 2 piece construction.
If 3 inches, then clearly too big & would have attached to

 

[Taranis]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Medal-SIT-N...ltDomain_0&hash=item3cb690a108#ht_2985wt_1163