MEXICO medal pair no date (1950s)
$40.00
MEXICO, medal pair, no date (1950s), two 5 peso coins1950s made into votive medallions with appliqued Virgins, two different types, looped, silver, total 50.34g, one loop is missing, VF
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Description
I’m pretty sure this is a later commercial restrike,
Both medals have a central figure soldered to the underlying coin.
There are two kinds of things that are called “medals.” One is things that look like coins but don’t express a value. Sometimes those medals are considerably larger than most coins. The other kind of medal is a metal thing designed to be displayed on one’s chest, often a reward for something, often in a military context. If the medal is small enough it is sometimes called a “medallet.”
The word “exonumia” is used to describe all kinds of things that are “like” coins but are not coins. I wrote a blog post on that subject. Basic categories: 1. used like a coin but not issued by a national government, 2. looks like a coin but not made for spending, 3. other things that we are interested in.
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