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Bronze medal from the Paris Mint (cornucopia hallmark from 1880).
Minted in 1937.
Note some minor wear and traces of oxidation.
Engraver : Thénot.
Dimension : 32mm.
Weight : 16 g.
Metal : bronze.
Hallmark on the edge (mark on the edge) : cornucopia + bronze .
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The term goblin refers to:
the Gobelins, a family of dyers of Flemish origin, who founded their dyeworks in the current Îlot de la Reine Blanche, Goblins district, under François I (1494 - 1547)1.
The Gobelins factory, a Parisian tapestry factory, which was established next to the dyeing factory in 1601, under Heni IV:
by extension, a fabric made on a Jacquard loom, which attempts to imitate the tapestries of the Gobelins factory,
avenue des Gobelins, on which this factory is located, rue des Gobelins, and the villa des Gobelins,
the Les Gobelins metro station which serves them,
the Gobelins theater which is located on the aforementioned avenue,
but also, by metonymy, “Les Gobelins”, a Parisian school dedicated to image professions, located on this same avenue, as well as a daughter school created in Annecy;
a folkloric creature, the goblin and by extension:
a type of army in Warhammer,
a type of creature in Warcraft;
In literature, the first novel in a series on X-Files: On the Borders of Reality: On the Borders of Reality 1: The Gobelins.
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