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weecalf | 13:21 Sun 07th Oct 2012 | ChatterBank
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I have here a medal it approx 1 &3/8 " in diamater on one side knights head and sword with wing on the helmet on the reverse is man on horse spearing a dragon it looks like the wording is S.GEORGIUS EOVITUM PATRONUS Silver coloured with ring on top for chain or string. Have seen some like it on the net bu not the exact on Im referring to Dont want to retire so not to much please.
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sounds like a depiction of st george and the dragon.

what is is you are asking us?
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was wondering if it of any age and maybe a few quid
i'm sorry what does "don't want to retire so not to much please" mean?
^^^ Sorry, meant to add, Is is this one? ^^^
accoding to those 2 links, a similar medal was part of the Montague Guest collection of badges, tokens and passes: presented in 1907 to the Department of British and Medieval Antiquities., it doesn't necessarily date your medal to that period but calls it a St Georges's society medal, The Royal Society of St George was established in 1894, here's details, the medal you have could be from any year since 1894
http://en.wikipedia.o..._Society_of_St_George
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bednobs I ment I dont want it to be worth so much I could retire cause I love my work lol .am seeing one with the ship on the back but not the one with with the knights head with wing and sword .Thanks for replies
After extensive digging, I found this on a German website (http://www.emuenzen.de). It might fit your medal.
S.GEORGIUS EQUTUM PATRONUS means St. George Patron of the Knight. (Is this on the other side: IN TEMPERE SECURITAS?) One was found in a field in northern Germany. This is a St. George medal, which was very likely struck, as a talisman/bringer of luck, in about 1772. Made in large quantities, at first in silver, later mostly of copper or bronze (often silvered), and mostly with a hanging loop or eye. The motto has not changed much over the centuries, because they were repeatedly copied. Because of this, the year and place of production are difficult to trace. Value: even in good condition, they can still be found at the bottom of odds-and-ends/remnants boxes at fleamarkets.
One was recently sold on ebay for about $6.99.
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Thats fine book binder but it dont have any other inscription other that what I said in original post .Seen it on ebay for pennies so do not think it worth anything but would like to know

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