California Pan Pacific Expo Souvenir PENNY!

I know I'm probably stirring the pot a little, but I have this beautiful medal from the 1915 California Panama-Pacific International Exposition and it actually says "PENNY" on it, so I just had to post it in honor of MBT!

Any way, let's see your favorite token or medal!

 

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Never seen one before, very nice.

 

Thank for sharing! that!!!

Very nice!!!!:kewl:

 

Oh, geez! That's a hard one for me. I have so many that I like.

Chris

 

How about a commem?

Chris

 

LOL sweet

So are all the others from the Pan-Pac Expo

 

All of those are beautiful!!!

 

Did someone say Pan-Pac?

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or How about Pan - American in Buffalo?


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Wow! These are all beauties. I've seen a few of them before but most are new to me. That's a great theme for a medal collection.

 

I expected it to be the "classic" aluminum ring around an Indian. Cool!

 

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The "Star of India" is a great name for a ship!

Chris

 

I love those medals and have seen them a few times in books only. Never in person. They are real beauties!
I do have the Early Commem Pan Pac in MS and I'll try to get a picture of it if the bank is not closed when I get there.

Chris the more of your collection I see the more I like!!

 

Thanks, Duke!

I'm posting these in your honor.

Chris

 

Here are a couple of "fun" medals.

Chris

 

I think I like the first one the best then the second one. But that 3rd is huge~~

 

The 1864 copper medal by Jean Francois Antoine Bovy commemorated the 50th Anniversary of the return of the Geneva Canton to the Swiss Confederation after 300 years of French rule, 1514-1814.

This 1900 Universal Exposition medal by Jules Clement Chaplain in 64mm bronze was also struck in silver, and I have been searching for a nice specimen of it for a long time. I love the way he used the oak branch to form a wreath on Marianne's head.

The 1900 Olympics were held in Paris at the same time as the Universal Exposition, and here is a silvered bronze plaquette designed by Louis Oscar Roty for the event. Roty also designed medals for the Olympic participants, but they can rarely be found for less than $750.

Chris

 

Hey Chris what is the rough size of that one?

 

I LOVE those!

 

The plaquette is 51mm x 36mm.

Chris

 

So it that about the size of a Half Dollar would you say?
I pictured these much bigger then that.