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maxthecollie

24-07-2013 20:52

Old Coin

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Can anyone help me to identify this old coin? We came across it tidying out a drawer.
Attachment 32477 Attachment 32478

cashman

24-07-2013 20:57

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Dunno mate, looks Italian goin off the writing?

maxthecollie

24-07-2013 21:01

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I,ve looked on the internet but all I can get with inputting the details is an Italian website. As I don't speak Italian I don't know what it is

steve2qec

24-07-2013 21:05

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Interesting.
Dianne (Mobertol) knows a bit of Italian - she lives over there.

cashman

24-07-2013 21:12

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It means Centenary of the province of (compobasso) May.;)

DtheP47

25-07-2013 02:54

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Originally Posted by maxthecollie (Post 1068250)

Can anyone help me to identify this old coin? We came across it tidying out a drawer.

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Originally Posted by cashman (Post 1068254)

It means Centenary of the province of (compobasso) May.;)

More of a commemorative medal than currency I reckon.

maxthecollie

25-07-2013 05:54

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I don't know if it is worth anything

DtheP47

25-07-2013 06:38

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Originally Posted by maxthecollie (Post 1068278)

I don't know if it is worth anything

That coinshop next to the Post Office may be able to tell you?

Less	25-07-2013 08:32

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Originally Posted by DtheP47 (Post 1068272)

More of a commemorative medal than currency I reckon.

Probably part of a set of Italian footballers given away with petrol similar to these.:D

http://www.southport.gb.com/attachme...1&d=1342536328

mobertol

25-07-2013 13:20

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Originally Posted by maxthecollie (Post 1068252)

I,ve looked on the internet but all I can get with inputting the details is an Italian website. As I don't speak Italian I don't know what it is

I tried a quick search in Google but have come up with nothing specific. It's a commemorative medal -Cashy's translation is correct. Looks like it could be bronze to me and being over 100 years old it may well have some value - depends how many there are still around and if collectors want it!

If you put a link to the website you found I can have a read through and see what it says.

On the back of the medal along the edge there appears to be a name -probably the artist who designed it -I can't manage to read it but it may be useful to know!

maxthecollie

25-07-2013 14:40

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I can't remember the website .I just typed in all that was on the medal into google.

mobertol

25-07-2013 14:46

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Originally Posted by maxthecollie (Post 1068357)

I can't remember the website .I just typed in all that was on the medal into google.

That's what I did too but they were just general sites about Italian coins/medals and not that particular one as far as I could tell.

If you manage to read what it says in the small writing that might help.

I'll try looking at the site for the Province of Campobasso -that may have something...

BTW how did this come to be in your family? Did you have someone connected to Italy or perhaps someone who was over here for some reason or other?

maxthecollie

25-07-2013 15:12

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I don't really know. My late father in law was Polish and served with the Polish Carpenian Rifles in Italy in WW2

Less	25-07-2013 16:21

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Originally Posted by maxthecollie (Post 1068365)

I don't really know. My late father in law was Polish and served with the Polish Carpenian Rifles in Italy in WW2

A token for free entry to a house of ill repute?

No doubt your Dad was wise to keep the coin rather than appear on sick parade.
;)

mobertol

25-07-2013 16:31

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Originally Posted by Less (Post 1068387)

A token for free entry to a house of ill repute?

No doubt your Dad was wise to keep the coin rather than appear on sick parade.
;)

She is brandishing a whip so perhaps it's as well he kept it.

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