Undated Lafayette Medal / Conder Token. Brass. Approximately 23 mm.A very intriguing item with a miniature reversed and incuse image (essentially a die) of the obverse of Benjamin Duviviers 1789 Hero of Two Worlds medal, a popular Lafayette medal usually measuring about 34 mm - however this one is only a bit over 15 mm, centered on a roughly 23 mm round brass disc. The bust and extensive legends (M.P.J.R.I.G. MOTIER MQUIS DE LAFAYETTE NE LE 6 SEPT 1757 / OFFERT PAR DUVIVIER / A LA GARDE NATIONLE) are sharp and complete, with every letter clearly distinct, even in this much reduced size. On the reverse is an even tinier 6.5 mm image of the caped Druids head from the Anglesey, Wales penny and halfpenny Conder tokens of 1787 to 1790. This image is struck up, as on the actual tokens, and has a raised dot at the center of the bust. The brass disc the images are impressed on is roughly round, with crude irregular reeding, and appears to have possibly been cut down from an earlier coin or medal. A very interesting item, well worthy of closer study.Collector envelope with attribution notes included.
