Decorations are usually a medal awarded for special actions of some type. The Victoria Cross ...
[edit] Orders, Decorations and Medals
Medal is a broad term that can indicate either an order, a decoration, or a medal.
- round bead-like decorations on the surface of a coin. When it is placed on a coin for artistic reasons, it is often a circle of beads on the face of a coin, usually near the rim or edge. bicentennial, or bicentenial coins ...
Military Orders and Decorations
List of sites with information on military orders and medals.
Token and Medal Society ...
Primarily dating to the era of Licinius and Constantine (there are a few nearly a century later) we are shown a block structure with varying decorations and details. On some, the doors are indicated; on most the door is merely an opening.
These decorations always had a purpose, sometimes religious, but usually related to the user or the principal. In the 16th century, jetons were mostly used to propagate political messages and to glorify the deeds of the ruler.
numismatics: The science, study or collecting of coins, tokens, medals, orders and decorations, paper money and similar objects.
numismatist: A person knowledgeable in numismatics, with greater knowledge than a collector.
Provenance: Acquired through the Robert H. Gore, Jr. Numismatic Endowment from the Morton and Eden auction of Ancient, British and World Coins, War Medals and Decorations, Historical Medals, Banknotes, held in London, November 13-14, 2002, lot 774.
There are more than 450,000 coins, medals and decorations and 1.1 million pieces of paper money ( including the recently acquired 'Confederate Treasury horde' of cancelled Confederate paper money ), ...
The face bears a resemblance to that on the "Society Lady" obverse (or, if you must, "Washlady" obverse), but her hair is styled differently, done up in a bun, but retaining some decorations that only our national emblem would have, ...
The previous laurel branches have given way to branches of palm and olive. LIBERTY and the date are the only inscriptions on the obverse. Lettering on the edge proclaims the statement of value: HUNDRED CENTS ONE DOLLAR OR UNIT, with decorations ...
a small, spread-winged eagle perched upon a rock and surrounded by laurel branches. Along the border, encircling this, is the motto UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. The half dollar's edge bears the inscription FIFTY CENTS OR HALF A DOLLAR, with decorations ...
Phidias I'as imprisoned because he dare([ to put his portrait among the decorations of the Athena; ,\pe11es was enriched because he painted that of Alexander.
Encircling this, along the border, is the motto UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. The dollar's "third side," the edge, carries the inscription HUNDRED CENTS ONE DOLLAR OR UNIT, with decorations separating the words.
90 (11/98) was orders and decorations, not ancients
92 (6/99) 1305 ancients on 59 ppl. 319 G, 905 R including RP, 4 contorniates, 57 Byz, 9 DA
AE of Greek Bruttium (3 ppl.), very large diameter Roman Provincial (over 90 pieces c.36 mm or larger) ...
 See also: Silver, Numismatic, Issued, Coin, Gold
  
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