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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cdcda, post: 10980, member: 941&quot;]Thanks for the correction. It appeared from the photos like the front and back were different and both in relief. Knowing they are not makes the search a little simpler.</p><p><br /></p><p>To answer your question about what is a Galvano...</p><p><br /></p><p>Before an original design can be transferred to a coin, medal, or token, it must first go through a variety of &quot;steps.&quot; The first step in the process is to make a model of the design in plaster or another similar material. This model is the used to create a galvano from copper, bronze, or more currently, epoxy. The design on the galvano is then reproduced in &quot;miniature&quot; to produce a master hub. </p><p><br /></p><p>The master hub is then used to produce master dies. The master dies are then used to produce working hubs which are in turn used to produce working dies - which, you guessed it - produce coins, medals or tokens!</p><p><br /></p><p>That all being said, I do not believe it is a galvano.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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