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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cpm9ball, post: 2234355, member: 24633&quot;][USER=75714]@John P[/USER] </p><p><br /></p><p>As others have mentioned, it is a medal rather than a coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>The only thing I can add is that it was designed by the French medalist, Valentin Maurice Borrell. He was born on July 24, 1804 and died on March 29, 1882. He served as an apprentice to the Engraver-General of the French Mint, J. J. Barre.</p><p><br /></p><p>Borrell designed his first portrait medal in 1828, but this specimen is not mentioned in his list of works.</p><p><br /></p><p>By the way, the letter &quot;F&quot; after his name is commonly used by many European medalists as an abbreviation for the Latin word &quot;fecit&quot; which translates roughly to &quot;He made it!&quot; Some people think it represents the first name.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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