The listing, “Circulated”-Unbelievably Large Brass Sigmund Freud Medallion-3 1/2" Diameter-7 Ounces-Free US Ship has ended.
3 day auction finishes Sunday Dec. 20th. Will ship for free Priority Mail on Monday the 21st, to try to arrive on December 24th and be used as a gift!
Sigmund Freud Medallion; made from Brass I think. This is listed on eBay for $90 ha ha :-), see http://tinyurl.com/freudmedallion. It was given to subscribers of some kind of Psychoanalytic or Psychology journal.
It weighs 7 ounces, is 3 1/2" in diameter. The edge of the medal is a full 1/4" thick.
The front of the medallion contains:
* A portrait of Freud
* In legend: "SIGMUND FREUD 1856 ° 1939".
* In legend: "R DUBOC" - the engraver's name
The reverse inscriptions are:
* In legend: "AVEC DES MOTS UN HOMME PEUT RENDRE SES SEMBLABLES HEUREUX OU LES POUSSER AU DESESPOIR " - My translation - "WITH WORDS A MAN CAN PUSH ANOTHER TO HAPPINESS OR DESPAIR".
* In legend: Freud's signature
* In legend: "LES GRANDES DECOUVERTES DE LA PSYCHANALYSE" - my translation: "THE GREAT DISCOVERIES OF PSYCHOANALYSIS".
* In legend: "ROBERT LAFFONT ET CKLAUDE TCHOU EDITEURS".
* In legend: "RESERVE AUX SUBSCRIPTEURS" - my translation: "FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY".