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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;PaddyB, post: 1546060, member: 40017&quot;]Most Coin collectors find Medallions interesting too, so hopefully I am not to far off topic posting this!</p><p><br /></p><p>Historical Medallion - membership badge for the Beggar&#039;s Benison Society of Anstruther in Scotland, which was in existence from 1732 to 1836. A Scottish equivalent of the H*ll fire club - a libertine society into drink and free sex! They made no excuses for their behaviour - the only thing they were more reticent about was their tax avoidance schemes.</p><p><br /></p><p>See <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beggar's_Benison" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beggar's_Benison" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beggar's_Benison</a> for more info on the society and its practices.</p><p><br /></p><p>My apologies for the blurry image - I can only scan coins and medals, and when they do not lie flat they come out blurry.</p><p><br /></p><p>One side shows Adam and Eve with the caption &quot;Be Fruitful and Multiply&quot;. The other Venus and Adonis with a cupid, and the caption &quot;Lose no Opportunity&quot;. Measures about 1.5 inches in length and is in Silver with a lovely tone.</p><p><br /></p><p>I keep it in case the club is re-opened and I can get in with this old badge!</p><p><br /></p><p>Come on - someone top that...</p><p><br /></p><p>Paddy[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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