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Accompanying an exhibition held in New York in 1987-88, this illustrated catalogue presents over 300 medals, most of which belong to the Beaux-Art period, dating to the early years of the 20th century.
Easy References for Identification and Current Value Conversion This completely updated Second Edition of the 18th Century Standard Catalog of World Coins represents a combination of over 25 years research, data accumulation, photography and persistence in providing a single, comprehensive catalog to which collectors can turn. The specialist, collector and dealer alike are provided with the latest information on market valuations reflecting our vastly improved data base for this period of world coinage history. Illustrated Instant Identifiers Standard International Numeral Systems Grading Terminology and Abbreviations Glossary of Legend Abbreviations Total Weights of Coins Date Conversion Chart Mint Index Coin Denominations Listings Foreign Exchange Rates Cross-Referenced Country Index Coin Market Values in up to Four Grades of Preservation
In recent centuries the British government has bestowed a wide range of awards, from the OBE to campaign medals such as the 1914 Star. This system presents great opportunities for historical research, whether your starting point is an ancestor, a regiment, a campaign, or a medal. Useful information relating to individuals presented with awards is contained in sources still available today, such as the First World War medal rolls which are the nearest we have to a full 'roll-call' for the Great War. Unlike other works that focus on medals identification, this guide shows you how to fully exploit the associated records, and to extend your research into sources such as the censuses and War Diaries.
Alongside the longstanding and well-known association of medals with glory and achievement lies another darker tradition of the medal as an indicator of dishonour. Medals of Dishonour will reveal this little-known history, and will also show internationally renowned contemporary artists engaging with the medal as a vehicle for political and social comment. The first part of the catalogue consists of a representative selection of about twenty medals of the 17th-20th centuries, including Dutch medals satirizing James II and Louis XIV, German and British medals on financial scandal and political corruption, a French medal showing Napoleon III as a cockchafer, German WWI anti-war medals, and two of David Smith's Medal for Dishonor. The second part consists of medals and related drawings recently commissioned by the British Art Medal Trust from twelve celebrated contemporary artists. The artists were asked to make works focusing on important issues of our times. Subjects include war, race, ASBOs (Anti-Social Behaviour Orders: a recent British phenomenon) and our modern obsession with shopping.
This unique approach to researching medals focuses upon tracing individuals and actions through the medal roll. Ranging from Java to New Orleans, Copenhagen to Egypt, it explores both campaign and commemorative medals to show how the awards system helps research into an ancestor, regiment, medal or campaign. Structured geographically for ease of use, the guide draws together information from the National Archives and the India Office records at the British Library. It advises on the best online access and places to visit, as well as strategies for extending research into sources such as the census and the War Diaries. Combining detailed descriptions far fuller than those in online catalogues with an insider s knowledge on imminent record releases, this is the perfect, time-saving tool for family historians, military enthusiasts and collectors alike.
short description: An expertly written introductory guide to collecting military medals. Narbeth offers the reader all the requisite background information, the aims to which a new collector should aspire, and the pitfalls to guard against
Britain has issued medals rewarding war service since at least the early nineteenth century, and increasingly through the period of its imperial expansion prior to 1914, but examples of many of the early types are now scarce. However, few families escaped some involvement with "the Great War" of 1914-18, and many still treasure the medals awarded to their ancestors for wartime service. Today, with a growing interest in British military history and particularly in family history and genealogy, more and more people want to trace their ancestors' past. This book looks in detail at the origin, types and varieties of the British medals awarded for general war service between 1914 and '18, and gives advice on researching the awards and their recipients.
This book presents an up-to-date catalogue of the eighteenth-century medals, mostly satirical, between 1716 and 1720. Many of the illustrated specimans are by the German medalist Christian Wermut.
Explore topics routine to exotic. For the novice or experienced collector. Let Alan Herbert spare you from expensive mistakes when buying and selling coins and paper money.
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