Bronze Art Medal Confusion

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  1. Christopher

    Christopher Well-Known Member

    I acquired a group of antique french medals and while looking them over during cleaning I noticed that the edge of this bronze medal was marked CUIVRE which is apparently French for copper (thanks Google!). After some research I found out that between 1843 and 1880 bronze medals were marked as such, but no explanation as to why. Any insight would be great.
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    Christopher, Nov 15, 2017
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  2. KingofThings

    KingofThings 'Illiteracy is a terrible thing to waist' - MHH

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    KingofThings, Nov 15, 2017
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  3. yourturntoloveit

    yourturntoloveit Well-Known Member

    Christopher, I can't tell if you are asking about the following or not, but . . .

    did you notice in your second photo what looks to be an "LD" nestled under the ivy on the bottom right side of your photograph? ;)
     
    yourturntoloveit, Nov 15, 2017
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