Magician Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 I really need some help with this medal: The Commemorative Medal for the 50th Anniversary of Defence or Tyrol of 1909 /// Tiroler Landesverteidigungs - Jubiläumsmedaille 1859 - 1909 The size and weight is according to literature. I don't know is it from silver or any other metal, the detailed surface shape of the medal looks like it was molded ?! It also has a mark - punze on rim, which I can not read clearly. First letter is C .... I don't know maybe it's a mark COPY ??? Shape of the mark is just like for silver marks (dog head) but it doesn't looks like. Does anyone has this medal in his private collection? Any has a picture how the mark COPY looks like. I don't know if this medal which I have is a original or a copy. Please help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iver Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 "CFR" mark - i would say collectors copy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iver Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Or copy for veterans, but surely produced after 1922 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magician Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 Do you think that it's a mark CFR or COPY ? Mark "A" should be on medal right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iver Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 ...you can see that there were three letters - and they look like "CFR"... in this forum you can find a thread about hallmarks on austro-hungarian medals and orders, there is everything written Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifes Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Hi Magician, Unfortunately it´s copy like “Iver†has written. This medal is made of silver, diameter of 31,9 mm (with suspension 37,4mm) and weight of 18,9g. The only hallmark is on the rim and it´s “A†in circle (hallmark for silver of HMA Vienna). Looking at the pictures it seems to be a cast in my opinion. Regards, tifes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmar Lang Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 As original, this medal is to be considered as rare and its price is still fortunately lower than its actual rarity.As said, this medal should be struck with the "A" mark on the rim only.The piece here discussed, is a copy, most possibly a cast one, due to the rough surface.Best wishes,E.L. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magician Posted March 12, 2015 Author Share Posted March 12, 2015 thank you all for help, medal was returned to seller with full refund Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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