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silver wedding medal

Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2025 1:45 am
by silverstar777
hello can anyone tell me about this silver wedding medal's silver purity i mean its silver fineness and master period please thx
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Re: silver wedding medal

Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2025 2:08 am
by oel
Hi, your images are not showing, please check.

Peter.

Re: silver wedding medal

Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2025 2:32 am
by silverstar777
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interesting i can see my image

Re: silver wedding medal

Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2025 11:30 pm
by Aguest
::::::: I have had a few silver medals with the bee hallmark, my medals were signed with the artist's signature, but this one doesn't seem to have a signature, maybe someone can figure out who designed this image just based on stylistic qualities alone? :::::::::::::

Prou Antique (Antique Prow) , 1842 – 1845.

Pointing Hand (Main Indicatrice) , June 1845- October 1860.

::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Bee (Abeille) , November 1860 – December 1879. ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

Re: silver wedding medal

Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2025 12:16 pm
by blakstone
The medal was designed by Alexis Joseph Depaulis (1792-1867), and many examples with his signature (Depaulis F.) are known. Examples are found with mint-marks from at least 1832 to 1879; the bee is that of Alfred Renouard de Bussiere, Director of Production at the Paris Mint, 1860-1879. The earliest dated example I have found was from 1838.

Hope this helps.

Re: silver wedding medal

Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2025 2:41 am
by silverstar777
silver fineness please?

Re: silver wedding medal

Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2025 6:31 pm
by Aguest
::::::::::::::::::::::::::: The reference guide says .950 fineness, Depaulis marriage medal (unsigned version). ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::