Ely,
Your medal is by Constantino Affer and was issued by Sirom of Milan in 1965. There are five sizes, all of which are .900 fine. 50, 40, 34, 27, and 20 mm. The 50mm are numbered (1000 struck). Quantities not available for the smaller sizes. It seems trial strikes in silver gilt exist in the 40mm size, although at 16.5 grams they are little more than half the weight of their gold counterparts. Source: J. Eric Engstrom. The Medallic Portraits of Sir Winston Churchill. Page 24, Item 34. Hope this helps. Dave From: churchillchat@googlegroups.com [mailto:churchillchat@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ely Wein Sent: Saturday, March 4, 2017 4:14 PM To: ChurchillChat <churchillchat@googlegroups.com> Subject: [ChurchillChat] Sir Winston Churchill coin/medal Dear Sirs I have a golden coin/medal with a sir Winston Churchill bust making the “V” sign on one side. On the reverse side, the Houses of Parliament, around the whole edge of the coin the marks of a clock and the inscription “1940 THE FINEST HOUR” I found nothing about that on the internet. Could anyone provide information regarding manufacturer, material composition, fineness, etc? Find pictures of both sides at https://www.facebook.com/pg/Winston-Churchill-1652264381735544/photos/?tab=album <https://www.facebook.com/pg/Winston-Churchill-1652264381735544/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1652265685068747> &album_id=1652265685068747 Best regards Ely -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to churchillchat+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com <mailto:churchillchat+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com> . To post to this group, send email to churchillchat@googlegroups.com <mailto:churchillchat@googlegroups.com> . Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to churchillchat+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to churchillchat@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
