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The E-Sylum: Volume 15, Number 44, October 21, 2012, Article 14

QUERY: HOW BEST TO CATEGORIZE HORSE MEDALS?

W.J. Elvin III poses the following question for readers. No horsin' around - can anyone suggest a comprehensive set of categories? -Editor

For a few years I have been collecting and dealing in medals and tokens bearing images of the horse. I wanted to categorize these. I wonder if there might be readers having thoughts on terms proper to numismatics, other categories or any other possible refinements? The newsletter reaches those with experience and expertise that could save me reinventing the wheel, or at least the horseshoe. Here is my list thus far.

  • Horse Medal Agricultural: competitions
  • Equestrian: breeds, show medals
  • Historical/not military: events
  • Military: awards, battles/campaigns, portraits, unit identification
  • Portraits/not military: personal images, statuary
  • Religious: St. George & etc.
  • Sport: the hunt, polo, racing, rodeo

OK, no horsin' around - can anyone suggest a comprehensive set of categories? That isn't too big or too small? Have catalogers converged on a more-or-less standard set of categories for medals in general? -Editor


Wayne Homren, Editor

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