100th Anniversary ANA Medals - with compliments of foreign mints . . . . !

Discussion in 'Coin Chat' started by ZoidMeister, Jan 31, 2022.

  1. ZoidMeister

    ZoidMeister Hamlet Squire of Tomfoolery . . . . .

    Back in the fall of last year, I ran across and posted images of the the amazing proof-like medal below.

    The "obverse" has a reproduction of the 1792 French Diplomatic Medal engraved by Augustin Dupre.

    https://www.si.edu/object/diplomatic-medal-france-1792-paris-mint:nmah_1097464
    https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_1097464

    The "reverse" has the inscription commemorating the ANA's 100th Anniversary.

    It says, "With Compliments of the French Mint" so it was my assumption this medal this was minted by the Paris Mint and given to ANA dignitaries during the 1991 ANA Convention in Chicago. Further attempts at discovering additional information such as total quantities minted, to whom and how they were dispersed, went unanswered.


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    Then, a couple weeks ago, I found it's "twin" . . . . .

    This time it is a medal by the The Royal British Mint. It has the same "compliments" theme inscribed on the reverse.



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    This time, I received a bit more information on the medal. It looks like this might be #200 of 1,000 produced. So now I've been able to acquire the French and British medals commemorating the ANA's 100th Anniversary.



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    I am thinking that China, and possibly other nations minted similar pieces. Has anyone seen a contemporary to these commemorative medals?

    Thanks in advance.

    Z
     
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  3. green18

    green18 Unknown member Sweet on Commemorative Coins Supporter

    I wonder if @cpm9ball could help. I think he knows a thing or three about ANA medals. :)
     
  4. Pickin and Grinin

    Pickin and Grinin Well-Known Member

    I hope you can get ahold of him, Haven't seen him post in over a month. I also tried to PM him last week no answer. Just hoping he is OK.
     
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  5. Mountain Man

    Mountain Man Well-Known Member

    No, I have not. I think you have nice examples of a limited medal/token that I would definitely treasure.
     
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  6. ZoidMeister

    ZoidMeister Hamlet Squire of Tomfoolery . . . . .

    Agreed.

    Z
     
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