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<p>[QUOTE="daveydempsey, post: 9746576, member: 22"]I see no reason why it is not genuine, the French struck many thousands of these types of medals in an array of different metals and alloys.</p><p>In the UK, I can obtain Queen Victoria medals of the same style struck in gold, silver, bronze, lead, tin and other white metals, designed for affordability.</p><p><br /></p><p>Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Comptroller-General of Finances under Louis XIV, held almost all of the great offices of state over the course of his career. Considered an accomplished manager, he was responsible for developing trade, industry and the merchant navy, modernising Paris, and backing new advances in the sciences[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="daveydempsey, post: 9746576, member: 22"]I see no reason why it is not genuine, the French struck many thousands of these types of medals in an array of different metals and alloys. In the UK, I can obtain Queen Victoria medals of the same style struck in gold, silver, bronze, lead, tin and other white metals, designed for affordability. Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Comptroller-General of Finances under Louis XIV, held almost all of the great offices of state over the course of his career. Considered an accomplished manager, he was responsible for developing trade, industry and the merchant navy, modernising Paris, and backing new advances in the sciences[/QUOTE]
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