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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bart9349, post: 1400912, member: 5682&quot;]One thing and one thing only--the history that the coin or medal represents.</p><p><br /></p><p>An example: This medal is not very pretty or shiney. The history behind it, however, is fascinating:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]168614.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]168615.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Now the history:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This medal was made by Jacobites in honor of the &quot;Old Pretender.&quot; He was the son of the deposed Catholic monarch James II. He and his son, Bonnie Prince Charlie, were the source of inspiration for the Jacobite rebels.</p><p><br /></p><p>Who were the Jacobites: &quot;Jacobitism (Irish: Seacaibíteachas, Scottish Gaelic: Seumasach) was (and, to a very limited extent, remains) the political movement in Britain dedicated to the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England, Scotland, later the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Kingdom of Ireland. The movement took its name from Jacobus, the Latin for James.&quot; (from Wikipedia)</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyone who loves Scotland and Scottish history (whether or not they supported the Jacobites) would appreciate this medal.</p><p><br /></p><p>For most others, however, this is just an old piece of copper.</p><p><br /></p><p>guy[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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