Dolf Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 Any idea what this is?Could it be an attempt to fake the Mongolian coat of arms?!...I've asked the guy who emailed this pic to me for the "reverse" of such thing, still waiting, will post it if I get it.Dolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 How big is it? Carved out of wood? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolf Posted April 15, 2006 Author Share Posted April 15, 2006 (edited) How big is it? Carved out of wood?Rick,Have no idea so far! Still waiting for the "reverse" (will it have one?!) pic.To me it looks like a primary result of a casting mould, and that's why I asked for more opinions.Scary if it is what I think Already emailed the original pic received (quite larger than this one posted here) to my expert friend in Mongolia, will have to wait for the verdict.I really hope it's not at all what I suspect and that I'm only being a bit paranoic... Thanks,Dolf Edited April 15, 2006 by Dolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 I am thinking "wall plaque" as in a government office.There is H04, but this seems not at all to be THAT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolf Posted April 15, 2006 Author Share Posted April 15, 2006 (edited) I am thinking "wall plaque" as in a government office.There is H04, but this seems not at all to be THAT.Indeed, not like H 04, Ed.This one almost looks like a caricature of H 04! Take a look at the rider, what does it look like to you? Dolf Edited April 15, 2006 by Dolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vatjan Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 No idea what it is, but I find it has a certain charm, the way the drawings are crudely hand made. The rider's head comes straight out of a comic book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vatjan Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 This is what the wall plaques for ministeries etc... look like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolf Posted April 15, 2006 Author Share Posted April 15, 2006 This is what the wall plaques for ministeries etc... look likeThanks a lot Jan.So that "thing" I posted is definetely not a wall plaque!The pic was emailed to me from Ukraine... Dolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolf Posted April 15, 2006 Author Share Posted April 15, 2006 No idea what it is, but I find it has a certain charm, the way the drawings are crudely hand made. The rider's head comes straight out of a comic book. Well, if it is an attempt to forge a coat of arms, that's scary rather than charmy, althought it's quite crudely made... Now, the reason I asked before about the rider it's exactly because it looks to me like a monkey or something like that! And you're right, the whole thing looks a bit like if it comes out of a comic book, that's what I meant when calling it a caricature.Dolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 This is what the wall plaques for ministeries etc... look likeDo we know what the earlier ones look like? That is the coat of arms shown here, after all, not the much later version shown in your posting.Sure, this coiuld easily be a "nothing", but you never know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 It really looks like a print from an old book... Look at the border; the red color seems to dribble...Ch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vatjan Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 Well, I think we should at least have its dimensions before we can make some more wild guesses as to what it might be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vatjan Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 I love the way the animals all have a big smile on their faces, to show how happy they are living in Mongolia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 Well, I think we should at least have its dimensions before we can make some more wild guesses as to what it might be. Agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 I love the way the animals all have a big smile on their faces, to show how happy they are living in Mongolia Rather like the first variety herders' badge . . . ??Well, to choose between socialism and feudalism, . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolf Posted April 15, 2006 Author Share Posted April 15, 2006 Well, I think we should at least have its dimensions before we can make some more wild guesses as to what it might be. Jan,More info have been requested: reverse pic, seize, weight, material (should I ask for anything else?). Still no reply so far.Dolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolf Posted July 21, 2006 Author Share Posted July 21, 2006 Well, never got an answer from that guy about that coat of arms... But I got this one today.Not the same as the one I posted before, quite a few visible differences. As for the details (weight, seize, material), I can't obviously compare as I never got this info about that piece.This one I got today is in silver.Weight: 38,65grSeize: horizontal (approximately from the cow to the sheep's head) ? 62,65cmvertical (from the top of the star to the bottom) ? 60,78cmIt has a screw on the reverse even thought it came without a screwnut. But no mint mark or S/N.Dolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolf Posted July 21, 2006 Author Share Posted July 21, 2006 Reverse:Dolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolf Posted July 21, 2006 Author Share Posted July 21, 2006 The two pics above show the piece as I received it.Anyway, I decided to clean it a bit, so this is how it looks now... (I know, I know... Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea culpa )Well, it will get some patina and dirt and a worn look again in time... Notice that my scanner hates shinny metal items (silver, gold...) Dolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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