USA, US mint medal for Canadian Ambassador Ken Taylor, 1980
$75.00
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, medal, 1980, Philadelphia mint, Obverse: bust facing, CANADIAN AMBASSADOR KENNETH TAYLOR, Reverse: ENTRE AMIS APPRECIATION FOR THE NOBLE AND HEROIC EFFORT IN THE HARBORING OF SIX UNITED STATES DIPLOMATS AND SAFE RETURN TO AMERICA THANK YOU CANADA ACT OF CONGRESS MARCH 6, 1980, bronze, 76mm, Unc
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He sheltered Americans and performed other services involving danger and decency during the Iran hostage crisis.
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.
