An Tir/West War A.S.36(2001)
Society for Creative Anachronism
$8 (Two Penny) Trade Token
26.8mm .999 Silver
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An Tir/West War is a major event held on the fourth of July,
in alternating years in northern California and southern Oregon. (The
Kingdom of the West is the SCA branches in California north of about
Merced [I think]; the Kingdom of An Tir is the branches in Oregon,
Washington, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and northern
Idaho. An Tir was originally a Principality of the West, and An
Tir's war of independence was theoretically the occasion for the
first An Tir/West War.) These commemorative medals are (usually)
struck on site at the war as a joint project of the Moneyers' Guilds
of the two kingdoms, and is our main annual fundraiser.
The An Tir Guild provides the dies and a couple of dozen fine
silver strikes (struck before the war), selling for $6 each, and the
Westies (ideally) provide hundreds of pewter blanx and most of the
grunt labor of striking the coins (a dramatic demo, as coins this size
require two man striking - one holding the trussel [i.e. "hammer die"]
and the other wielding a 6# sledge.
AT/WW A.S.36(2001): This one is very similar in spirit (and
inscriptions) to the previous year's, but it was based on the
Schreckenberger Englegroschen of Saxony (minted 1507-'20). On the
original coin the half-length angel is shown holding a single shield
with the device of Saxony; I simply gave him two shields to hold.
Unfortunately, this is another low mintage type. The Westies didn't
show up with the pewter blanks (disasters at home and a very long drive
up to Eugene, Oregon - it's usually held closer to the border), so we
only had enough pewter to strike about a dozen pieces at the war itself.
Consequently, most of the pewter pieces have been struck since the war
and in smaller quatities than usual because most of the usual buyers,
not being collectors, are only interested in buying them if they're
actually present at the war. This is the only I'm sending you a silver
strike of - it's also probably one I struck since the war.
Unfortunately, I don't have specimens of the A.S.31 and A.S.33
types, and it isn't convenient to strike more, as I have the reverse
dies, but another Guild member living north of Seattle has the obverse
die. However I do have an info sheet for the A.S.31 type, so at least
you can see what it looks like. I'm including with this the info sheets
for the A.S.27 through 30 types, and I might be able to find the text
for the A.S.32 type.
Link:
An Tir/West War A.S.27(1992)
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An Tir/West War A.S.30(1995)
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An Tir/West War A.S.31(1996)
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An Tir/West War A.S.32(1997)
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An Tir/West War A.S.34(1999)
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An Tir/West War A.S.35(2000)
Link:
The Thirtieth Year Celebration Commemorative
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