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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Stork, post: 2748615, member: 71642&quot;]This is a medal from Finland, 1975.&nbsp; First picture doesn&#039;t show the date, but I&#039;m getting the others uploaded and will edit.&nbsp; A medal with 6 faces!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/89HsOMhFQw6Lo7GZeVB7_Rasanen%20combo%201.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This first shot shows the normal obverse and reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/8YSZgzEUTpG6I2y0w8Ya_Rasanen%20combo%202.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>However, the medal splits in the middle and shows a different design, a pregnant woman, in both the normal raised relief and mirrored incuse.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/PkmcrFXwRlWbRhLA8RSI_Rasanen%20combo%203.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>But wait, there&#039;s more!&nbsp; The woman&#039;s abdomen can also be removed showing the fetus in a third design in the raised/mirror incuse.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/BcfN5TZxSTOhQMIX9Ybn_Rasanen%20combo%204.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>And now you know how I got hooked on &#039;mom/baby&#039; medals.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Kakuo Rasanen made many multi part medal designs, but I don&#039;t think any had more &#039;sides&#039; than this one.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Next up:&nbsp; Finland, 1975 and how about a wild card of a coin/medal with more than two sides (not counting the rim or edge, well unless there&#039;s a good story for it <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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