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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;willieboyd2, post: 7871961, member: 4910&quot;]This Egyptian medallion is based on an Austria-Hungary Empire gold coin.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_medal_egyptian_ladies.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Egyptian Ladies Medallion</p><p>Brass, 40 mm, 10.88 gm</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse:</p><p>Austria-Hungary Emperor Franz Joseph facing right</p><p>MEDALLION FOR EGYPTIAN LADIES</p><p>Reverse:</p><p>Austria-Hungary Empire shield with double-headed eagle and crown</p><p>MEDALLION FOR EGYPTIAN LADIES 1913 ( 4 )</p><p><br /></p><p>The design of the medallion is based on the Austria-Hungary Empire 4 Ducats gold coin struck from 1872 to 1915.</p><p><br /></p><p>The medallions were supposedly minted in Alexandria Egypt by local jewelers in the early 20th century for sale to tourists.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some have appeared as part of ornate necklaces or &quot;belly dancer&quot; costume coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Austrian gold coin:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_austria_ducat04_1915.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Austria 4 Ducats 1915</p><p>Gold, 40 mm, 13.96 gm</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse:</p><p>Austria-Hungary Emperor Franz Joseph facing right</p><p>FRANC.IOS.I.D.G.AVSTRIAE IMPERATOR</p><p>(Franz Joseph I, by the Grace of God, Emperor of Austria)</p><p>Reverse:</p><p>Austria-Hungary Empire shield with double-headed eagle and crown</p><p>HVNGAR.BOHEM.GAL.LOD.ILL.REX A.A. 1915 ( 4 )</p><p>(King of Hungary, Bohemia, Galicia, Lodomeria, Illyria, Archduke of Austria)</p><p><br /></p><p>The Vienna Mint has restruck these coins with the 1915 date for sale as bullion coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>One of these coins was used as a prop coin in the 1957 Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger film &quot;Ill Met by Moonlight&quot; which is about a World War II German general who owns the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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