My favorite Icelandic Art-Deco Medal from 1930

This bronze 1930 Icelandic Medal that commerate's the 1000 years since the birth of the Althingi in 930. This medal was issued in silver as well,
but I have only seen one of them about three years ago on ebay that sold for a very large amount of money ,,,More then I had at the time to
spare,,,very disappointing. I have only seen one bronze medal like the one I have here,,Well what I should say is that I have the only one I have
ever seen. I don't know the mintage and the only lettering I see is the word Bronze along the side of the rim,,,,Does anyone have any books on
medals that this one maybe be listed in. I would greatly appreciate any help.

 

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Gorgeous! I can't give you any info but there are a few members who are very knowledgeable about items like these...

 

Maybe Siggi can help you with this one Iceman.

Bruce

 

This is a medal made in the French Mint or Monnaie de Paris, It was designed by a Icelandic artist called Asmundur Sveinsson and refered to as Asmundarskjoldur or shield of Asmundur. The French mint actually made these again in the late 60´s and it´s thought that the silver one was never made origianly in 1930. The hard thing about the bronze one is that the 60´s version has the same mark and is in no way different from the orignal. This is off course something that the Paris mint is famous for. Using original dies to make later copys. I only know of one that can see the differnce betwene the original and the later specimens.

Artists site
http://www.artmuseum.is/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-2174/3435_read-6299


[video=youtube;iuICQBuNK5w]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuICQBuNK5w[/video]

 

Here is some pictures of the box I got the medal in,,,Is that the box the 1930 verison came in.

 

That would be the later medal, The original came in a brown paper box.

 

Thank You Siggi for the helpful info on the medal. I guess I'm going to make time to see the Sveinsson museum as well,,,
I wonder if I'm related to Sveinsson since I have Langa Amma ( Great Grandmother ) That is a Daugther of Svein ( Sveinsdottir )
from Reyjavik. Won't that be cool,,,I'm going to ask a few relatives in Iceland.

And Thanks petro89 and BRandM.

 

Thanks for the info Siggi, Also for the video, I love the architecture of the building!

 

Your very welcome,

As Icelandics are very close it wouldnt suprise me that you could find a link betwene you and Asmundur.

Siggi