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    RobW

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    1. Here are a couple of pics of my Siam and a Brazil vic on loan for reference. Once I work with my temperamental scanner I'll post others. I hope these help. Regards, Rob
    2. Hello Tim & Bison, Here is a close-up comparison of two of the official French vics in my collection showing the two different mintmarks. Regards, Rob
    3. Dirk, Here is my czech repro type 1 for comparison. Regards, Rob
    4. To all, For those not aware where the Leisek hallmarks are on the official type 1, they are located next to the hand of victory on the obverse and immediately following the date 1919 on the reverse. They will look like 'LA' dependent on the angle they are viewed. Regards, Rob
    5. Hello Dirk, According to Mr Laslo's reference this type is classed as a Reproduction Type 1. It, as your picture shows, does not have the designers name 'O.Spaniel' on the obverse, as is seen by the picture at the top of this thread. It is suspended by a ball suspender instead of the cylinder or barrel suspender normally seen on the official issues. On the reverse the letters are thicker and the linden leavers are wider than those seen on the official issues. Some, but not all, of these repro's have a small triangle shaped hallmark, which will look like 'AC' inside a triangle with the word BRONZE in capitals somewhere on the edge. While this hallmark is usually seen at the 6 o'clock position it has also been seen in other positions on the rim. This hallmark is of the Paris firm of Adrean Chobillon. This Paris firm produced a lot of reproductions of a number of the Victory medal series. There is also a further variety of this reproduction, classed as the Reproduction Type 3 which is a cast version of the type you have displayed. It has a slightly pitted appearance and lessened detail and is slightly smaller in diameter. While this reproduction is more commonly seen with the accompanying French ribbon it is also seen with the later style of Czech victory ribbon (as is the case with your example, as well as the example at the start of this thread). This ribbon was introduced in the mid 1930's and is also seen on the Czech Re-issue Types. If you are at all interested in the Interallied Victory medal series I would suggest that you try and locate a copy of the late Mr Alexander Laslo's book 'The Interallied Victory Medals of World War 1', 2nd Edition, 1992. It is a must for the victory medal collector. When I have time this weekend I shall scan pictures of the example of the Repro Type 1 in my collection and post it here for your comparison. Hope this helps. Regards, Rob
    6. Here is the close-up of the obverse and reverse. Regards, Rob
    7. Here is a Czech-Belgian Victory medal, unofficial type 1 It is produced by Alexander Leisek. It has the original coarse weave Czech ribbon that is commonly found on the Czech produced Belgian victory medals as well as early issues of the official Czech medal before the ribbon was later changed. Of note is the shallow strike of the designers name 'Paul Dubois' on the bottom obverse as well as the 'LA' hallmark inside the wreath held by victory. There is also an 'LA' hallmark just below the central wreath on the reverse. On some examples of the unofficial type 1 the mintmark, especially the reverse one, is quite weak and indistinct. In this instance both hallmarks are strong. Of note is that it is suspended by a small slightly flattened ball. Close-up pictures of both the obverse and reverse to follow. Regards, Rob
    8. Tim, There is another version of this wearable medal in addition to that illustrated above. Its full title is 'Birmingham Peace Celebrations Medal 1914-19'. It has the same two-ring suspension and is also made of the same gilt-plated material. The other version has the same PAX VICTORIS obverse with a different reverse inscribed ?Birmingham Peace Celebration - The Great War 1914-1919? which surrounds a coat of arms, or city seal depicting two figures and a shield (no doubt related to the city of Birmingham). The detail escapes me at the moment. When I find the piece among my collection I shall post pics. This particular medal was one of a large number of similar local city commemorative medals that celebrated the arrival of peace at the end of the Great War. A number of other cities in England produced similar medals, including the City of Carlisle, City of Coventry, Plymouth, County Borough of Salford, County Borough of Sunderland among others. There were various designs but this particular type used PAX VICTORIS for the obverse of both of the designs. Both of the Birmingham medal types are not often seen with the variety illustrated above seen even less often. Regards, Rob
    9. Here is the close-up of the obverse and reverse. Regards, Rob
    10. To all, Here is a Czech official type 1. This particular medal has a matte bronze finish. Another official type 1 in my collection has a more shiny bronze finish and has a slightly more compact cylinder suspender. When I have time I will scan the other one as well. It has the original coarse weave Czech ribbon that is commonly found on the Czech produced Belgian victory medals as well as early issues of the official type 2 before the ribbon was changed in the mid 1930's. Of note is the lack of the 'O.Spaniel' designers name at the base of the obverse, as well as having the 'LA' mint mark of Alexander Leisek on both the obverse and reverse. Close-up pictures of both the obverse and reverse to follow. I hope these pics are of use. Regards, Rob
    11. To all, Here is a Czech Re-issue Type 2, with a brassy finish. Once I find the gold-gilt version I will post pictures of that as well. This is generally found with the later style Czech ribbon. More pictures of a Czech official type 1 to follow soon. Regards, Rob
    12. Tim, In addition to the larger commemorative coin displayed there was also a wearable medal produced. As shown below in the picture it is suspended by a two-ring suspension with a standard tri-colour ribbon that is also seen on other locally produced medals commemorating the end of the Great War. I have this copy which has a diameter of 35 mm and appears to be gilt plated. Apologies in advance for the poor pictures as I don't have a very good scanner. Here is the obverse. Regards from a wild and wet Sydney, Australia, Rob
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