Bilco Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 It looks go to me Rob. My 'tell' is the fineness of the fingers, particularly the forefinger of the hand holding the baton. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sumserbrown Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 Hi Bill, thanks again for the reply (don't seem to be many of us on these interallied victory medal fora at the moment!). It looks good to me, but always great to have a second opinion. What surprised me when I took this out of its wallet was how light it was compared to most of the other victory medals, but when I looked it up in Laslo after, he says exactly the same thing and this was extra reassuring. I bought this medal almost 12 years ago from a dealer in Bangkok who assured me it was genuine and thankfully he was right as this was the last of the series for me to obtain and it was very expensive! cheers Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 sumserbrown, I agree with Bill. It looks fine to me as well(the forefinger protruding from the baton, the bottom of the baton and the headdress all look ok) and it looks in in very good condition. Great purchase, very hard to find. I would love to have one myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sumserbrown Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 Hi Graham, if you want I can let you have the abomination I used as a placeholder until I managed to buy the real one. It's a hideous modern piece I think from the UK, but it lets you pretend you have that elusive and expensive Siam medal (if you squint hard enough) ? best wishes Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 sumserbrown, I appreciate the offer?!!! I would not want to disturb it from its prominent placeholder position?!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiDave Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 HI All Here are examples of 3 fakes and 1 genuine sold by a well known dealer. Unfortunately all were advertised as genuine. The dealer of course knew the fakes were not genuine, as the pricing was totally different. Cheers pics of copy 1 - covered ear (Laslo "Repro Type 1") pics of copy 2 - also covered ear (Laslo "Repro Type 1") - very similar to the above Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiDave Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 (edited) pics of copy 3 - seems to be one of the $30 "museum" copies coming from UK 1 out of 4 was really genuine ... Edited April 9, 2021 by ThaiDave split items Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiDave Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 Hi All Here is a "covered ear" "repro" from a European auction house some time back. The dealer was advised in advance, but sold as genuine anyway. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobW Posted December 19, 2022 Author Share Posted December 19, 2022 On 10/04/2021 at 00:10, ThaiDave said: Hi All Here is a "covered ear" "repro" from a European auction house some time back. The dealer was advised in advance, but sold as genuine anyway. Cheers Hello ThaiDave, The Europeans are certainly not the only ones who have clear fakes/repro's in their auction catalogues that fail to amend their listings after being informed. I suppose when there is money to be made and ignorance can be claimed then some vendors will proceed regardless of the longer term impacts to their credibility/reputation. As long as the Siam vics are as rare and/or as expensive, we will continue to see this. Regards, Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geof Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 A collector friend of mine recently passed away and over the weekend I purchased his InterAllied medal collection from his estate. I am just now going through it and everything seems fine but I wanted your thoughts on this Siam since it's the rarest one he had (no Brazil sorry). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archie777 Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 Hi Geof, Beautiful medal. Great find, well done. Regards Archie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geof Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 You think its good Archie? I was concerned about the lack of detail where the ear should be, the shapes of some of the fingers and the birds forehead. I'm afraid of these things once they get to the rare ones and I thought it looked a bit like a Laslo Type 1 Reproduction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archie777 Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 Hi Geof, You're right, its definitely a reproduction. Its really a beauty to get. Strong to get a legit one Regards Archie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geof Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 Thanks Archie. Yeah it is a swine to get and I foolishly assumed that since he bought it from a well known UK company and was no fool himself that it would be good. I received the 20 medals over the weekend and started on checking them all. I began with this one since it is the rarest and saw issues with the type photos in both books I have. Uggh what a ruin of a perfect day! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobW Posted June 4 Author Share Posted June 4 Hello Geof, Don't be too despondent. It is still a nice repro. As has been highlighted on the particular sub-thread the Siam and Brazil vics are probably the most difficult of the official strikes to obtain; in good condition. There are some of the repro's that are very hard to find but as far as official strikes are concerned most people's collection are missing those two. Having a repro is the next best thing and yours is in good condition, with no edge knocks, defects, dents or verdigris so that in itself is a bonus. It also has the correct to type French produced ribbon. A nice placeholder until you can get eventually obtain an official strike. Even if you do manage to get an official strike the repro's are handy to use as reference pieces as well. Regards, Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sumserbrown Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 This is a genuine Siam medal for comparison best wishes, Rob and close up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiDave Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 Hi All Here is a recent ebay listing for a cast example. The quality is nice. Maybe this is one of the early French versions ? (sideways pic the SIAM medal is not edge marked - was compared to Cuba medal for thickness) Sadly, the seller listed at $4000. And took offline before the end of the auction. Presumably someone bought for highly inflated price... The seller bought it from ebay UK for GDP15 (plus shipping) 3 weeks ago, and relisted on ebay USA. Cheers SIAM WWI Victory Medal EXTREMELY RARE! _ eBay sold.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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