Paris Medallion

[ipsilateral]

Back with another difficult piece. It seems new, but not too new. The image is that of a woman on a boat with a fleur de lis for the bow. She is holding a standard with a banner. The banner says Paris. Below this, are the words "XV Siecle" (15th century). There is a city in the background and the boat is in water. Overall, it is slightly convex, thin and has sharp edges. No marks on the back. Frustrating and difficult to research. And there are two of them. Perhaps antique mardi gras doubloons?? Any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated. About 2 inches in diameter.

 

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[Dano Sverige]

Can't find a match, but guessing they're participation medals for one of the Paris expo's. No idea which one. Could also be winner/runner up/ best in class awards, and may have originally been affixed to a plaque or some such.

 

[ipsilateral]

Thanks for your thoughts. I can't find a match either. Maybe they will ring a bell with someone. Paris expo is a good guess. Could also be some sort of souvenir I suppose.

 

[ivan salis]

with it only being one sided (and having no neck loop for it to be hung by a ribbon or chain by)-- it was most likely attached to a plaque at one time -- long ago I learned "designers logic" --which means that the shape and form and the material something is made of (its design) follows its functionial use *what its to be used for* --since it is clearly made to only be viewed from one side only --either its a plaque item or neck medal of some sort (having no means of attachment to be hung on the neck --I'd logically say -- it was most likely a plaque mounted medal at one time.)

 

[ipsilateral]

I think that's a viable theory. It's hard to imagine what function these disks would have had with nothing at all to afix them with. Can anyone hazard a guess as to when these were made by the style?

 

[ivan salis]

a outer rim type cover that covered the edge of the medallion with the medal in its "center"that fastened to the plaque most likely held the medallion "in place" - addition wording was most likely on the plaque that said what the item represented. -- if silver --say " 2nd place award for --whatever--- " at a paris expo type event