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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cpm9ball, post: 1532210, member: 24633&quot;]This medal was struck in copper (shown) and also brass or bronze (not sure which but it looks more like brass). I bought the copper one at the FUN Show in 2005. I didn&#039;t find the brass one until a few years later on eBay, and quite frankly, didn&#039;t even know one existed.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is the story behind them........</p><p><br /></p><p>The medals commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the return of the Geneva Canton to the Swiss Confederation in 1814. Prior to that, it had been under French rule for 3 centuries. </p><p><br /></p><p>If you look at a map, you will see that the Geneva Canton is surrounded almost completely by France with only a small spit of land connecting it to Switzerland. To this day, French is still a dominant language in the Geneva Canton.</p><p><br /></p><p>The high points of the copper specimen are a beautiful irridescent blue. This is what drew my attention to it at the FUN Show in the first place. I&#039;ve seen other specimens of the copper a couple of times on eBay, but they have been in far worse condition. The brass specimen doesn&#039;t look anywhere near as nice, but since I had never seen any others before, it was a &quot;must have&quot; to accompany the copper.</p><p><br /></p><p>I paid $165 for the copper and $75 for the brass, but I wouldn&#039;t sell them for that since they are so hard to find. </p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for the interest.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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