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Heres the both sides
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It's a bronze Columbus Exposition Medal from 1893, they are a bit rare, but this one was made into a gift or love token. Reverse has been ground down. Of course, I don't know the size of your medal but this is what I see. It's not my image, it came from here for educational purposes http://www.historicalartmedals.com/MEDA ... -BW808.htm
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#3 Unread post by PetesPockets55 »

Neat medal and evidently some banking history there.
Very similar to the Exposititon Medal but not as nicely struck and there are some differences. One in particular is the Area of South America on the map at the top. The tip is pointing to a different are of the clasped hands.
I think the OP's medal is a knockoff of the Exposition medal and was presented by Bank of America of Italy to the individual at the top.
Presented to A.L. Elliot Ponsford .
"A Ricordo Della Riunione Generale del Personale" literally means "To remember Of General Meeting of Staff"
Milan (Italy) June 2, 1951
Thanks for sharing.
What is the size in mm and the weight in grams?

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#4 Unread post by mhonzell »

Nice catch, Cliff!
North America is too far left and South America is too accurate. On the real one, South America in "shrunk" in the East-West directions and the Baja Peninsula is visible.
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I didn't study it that close. Nice job!

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4 inch diam

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WOW! 4" is a large medal. Too bad the Bank didn't present it in GOLD! hugeeyes
mhonzell wrote: Mon Oct 23, 2017 7:11 pm Nice catch, Cliff!
North America is too far left and South America is too accurate. On the real one, South America in "shrunk" in the East-West directions and the Baja Peninsula is visible.
Daniel wrote: Mon Oct 23, 2017 7:55 pm I didn't study it that close. Nice job!
Thanks guys! I love a good mystery.
Also I've learned from everyone here to dig a little deeper when I think I have something figured out.
If it hadn't been for Daniels ID of the design, I would have still be trying to figure out the Italian and what appears to be Roman numerals running just inside the devices below the left side of the bust.
At first I wasn't sure if some of the slight differences and lack of detail I was picking up on was damage/wear until I got to the image of the Americas on the globe at the top.
It was fun to have that "Ahaaaa" moment.
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Would they put all the markings of a authentic one on a fake and can it still be collectible

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Curtisr1 wrote: Wed Oct 25, 2017 4:51 am 20171023_194929.jpgWould they put all the markings of a authentic one on a fake and can it still be collectible
I don't know if it would be considered a counterfeit/fake. The expression "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery" comes to mind. Just a very similar design, possibly produced by the same company. To me the fact they put their name on the Bank medal under the bust indicates they were not trying to deceive anyone.
As far a collectability, people collect everything! The value will mostly depend on how many are interested in collecting medals. It might appeal to some one collecting large medals, brass(?), banking related items, paper weights, etc.
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Thanks for your info

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Curtisr1 wrote: Wed Oct 25, 2017 5:12 am Thanks for your info
You're welcome.
And nice images by the way. Not so easy sometimes.

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The most expensive American collectible coin sits in the Smithsonian and its a counterfeit coin.
The history of a coin can be far more appealing than the actual coin. But, it has to have a history and demand.

So, anything is possible, just not very likely.
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mhonzell wrote: Wed Nov 01, 2017 10:45 pm The most expensive American collectible coin sits in the Smithsonian and its a counterfeit coin.
The history of a coin can be far more appealing than the actual coin. But, it has to have a history and demand.

So, anything is possible, just not very likely.
You are such a tease lol: for not telling us which one. The suspense is hard to bear.

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I'll post the story in a new thread...
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mhonzell wrote: Thu Nov 02, 2017 6:12 am I'll post the story in a new thread...
Thanks Mark. Tried a Google search but came up with conflicting ones.
Looking forward to
it.

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