Can someone please shed some information about this medallion please?

MattGold · May 27, 2015, 06:53:57 PM

I have a friend that bought this trial medallion but he can't find any information on it anywhere, I could swear that I seen the uniface being used as an example on another website but I can't find said website. The only photo I can find of it is the only photo on google that I can see and it is of the coin that he bought.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance

trout · May 27, 2015, 08:25:37 PM

Looks like a Brit police badge to me :angel:

Australian coin · May 27, 2015, 08:54:33 PM

hmm a bit of info might have helped, but found ebay listing
"Australia: 1977 QEII Silver Jubilee Uniface trial Medallion. 31mm dia. RARE"

trout · May 27, 2015, 08:59:23 PM

I imagine that Sap will step in and clarify this for us :angel:

MattGold · May 27, 2015, 09:27:49 PM

Quote from: 'Australian coin' pid='73193' dateline='1432725873'hmm a bit of info might have helped, but found ebay listing
"Australia: 1977 QEII Silver Jubilee Uniface trial Medallion. 31mm dia. RARE"

Whoops sorry mate, wasn't even thinking. But the listing that was on ebay is the one that he bought lol. I've seen that ERII on a couple of other medallions and they were Australian military medallions or badges, a couple of other collectors were thinking military too.

Goldseeker · May 28, 2015, 12:22:31 AM

I have deleted my response as it was that far off target, , my eyes must have been closed.

purplepennyhunter · May 28, 2015, 11:15:34 AM

Pictured in the Royal Australian mint annual report 1976-7.
Queen's silver jubilee medal 54mm

silver plated bronze mintage 185
rhodium plated bronze mintage 63

additional mintage 1977-8 report
silver plated bronze mintage 1,084

Have not looked in Carlisle.

Sapyx · May 28, 2015, 03:45:48 PM

Sorry, but it's not a trial medallion. It's just a uniface generic medallion the RAM made for sale to anyone who wanted to buy one. There are two sizes with this same design in Carlisle, C1977/18a is 30mm, silvered and struck by Amor. C1977/26 is 52mm, silvered and struck by the RAM. The example of C1977/26 pictured in Carlisle is engraved on the blank side, as a bowling championship medal.

Judging by the slight differences in proportion, I'd say the medal pictured in the OP is actually the smaller one, C1977/18a. The 2000 Carlisle price supplement gives a value of $10 for it.