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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 4387489, member: 5833"]Seems we usually use 'medal' for an award; medallions can be commemorative, portraits/tributes, or just decorative. Our lady may have been made for use in jewellery right from her inception, not associated with any greater meaning. The person behind the monogram may also have made medals/medallions.</p><p><br /></p><p>I tried looking in Forrer, the go-to reference for this kind of thing, with no luck. It was hard to know quite what to look under.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 4387489, member: 5833"]Seems we usually use 'medal' for an award; medallions can be commemorative, portraits/tributes, or just decorative. Our lady may have been made for use in jewellery right from her inception, not associated with any greater meaning. The person behind the monogram may also have made medals/medallions. I tried looking in Forrer, the go-to reference for this kind of thing, with no luck. It was hard to know quite what to look under.[/QUOTE]
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