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It's nice to find some thing different now and then, found yesterday, it's 60mm in diam and weighs 91 grms and think it is made of brass or bronze.
Geoff

Have you researched it yet?

Looks like some kind of agricultural show medal, but dutch / south african?

must have given you a fantastic signal.

It's Polish and it say's Ministry Of agriculture around the outside and on the inside is Achievements Sheep Breeding, I have looked but can not find anything about it.
Geoff

Nice unusual find Geoff. Knowing the age would help with further info. I know there were Polish prisoners of war in the country. Many of them stayed. I know one of them, a friend of a friend, so to speak.
That could be how it got here !

Deffo pre war issue.

(https://archiwum.gndm.pl/img/allegro/6010883653_0.jpg)
(https://archiwum.gndm.pl/img/allegro/6010883653_1.jpg)

A very unique Medal Geoff. I think you know what now but any ideas on who ?
Is there anything around the rim ?

Thanks Mick I have looked everywhere for info but found nothing, Where did you get the info from Mike ?.
Val, no there is nothing that I can see around the rim, not sure if I should give it a go with electrolysis or not what do you think ?.
Geoff

Roughly translated it reads MINISTER TWO AGRICULTURE.           ACHIEVEMENT WHODOWLI SHEEP

I think it must be bronze if it's a medal then.
Geoff

I found them for sale on Polish numismatic websites. There is other varieties: silver, gold, brass and for breeding other species.
By font design those medals has been issued between 1930-39.
https://odznaczenia.pl.tl/Cz%26%23281%3B%26%23347%3B%26%23263%3B-X--k1-251_299-k2--Medale.htm

Thank you.
Geoff

Well as it’s not gold of little intrinsic value, I’d say yes. If you do it in short bursts it shouldn’t do any harm.
I haven’t got one myself but have read a few reports of results obtained. Just little steps grasshopper  ;)

Can’t remember what or who posted the last report I read, he did say he did 1 min and checked then another 1 min and checked till it was just as he wanted it with some patena left. That sounds sensible to me.

I think I will leave it for a few day's until I get the courage, tried it on a Roman coin before and ruined it,  :(
Geoff

Although Mick gave me a link to this medal for which I am grateful , I still cannot find any more info on it, people I have asked concerning medals do not know.
Geoff

Any clues in the location where you found it Geoff?

Funny enough the farmer is a sheep breeder his self, I was hoping to get all the info I could and probably let him have it.
Geoff

                  Looks like there may possibly be a lot of intrigue to be attached to your find Geoff. Perhaps lost by a Polish pow. Some poles did serve in the wehrmacht. Not many though! Or perhaps a Polish servicemen, who decided not to return home after the war. 

                 

Up date on medal
I eventually had a reply to my emails to the Polish Agriculture Industry,

  I would like to thank you for the e-mail of 25 September 2018. I would like to kindly inform you that the Ministry of Agriculture (Ministerstwo Rolnictwa), which was responsible for minting the medal you inquired about, was operating  in Poland from 9 June 1951 to 10 July 1981. We believe that the medal was produced between this two dates. The only thing we know is that gold, silver and bronze medals were minted.
Yours sincerely
Magdalena Zasępa
Dyrektor

Let us know the next episode Geoff. I think it depends on how good a memory your Farmer has.😉👍

 8) that's a nice find .........

Always nice to see an artefact with such interest Geoff, some good research from a couple of members and yourself. Thanks for showing. ;) ;)