Hello Listers,I am wondering if anyone knows what the initials C. W. C. & D. LEAGUE may mean? They are printed on what may be a silver medallion or it could be the hanging part of a bar type pin. The initials are imprinted in a semi-circular portion on the top of the "medallion". In the middle is a raised, almost shield-like portion. Reaching upwards to the right and left, from a central point at the bottom, going upwards towards the semi-circular part are what looks like laurel or fern leaves. These are in cut out shapes in the shape of the frond and pressed into the texture of the leaf. On the back is the inscription...draughts J S Cope, 1920. Just wondering if any wise listers would have any ideas on the origin of the medallion; it's inscription, or it's owner? It has been found in Queensland, Australia, but perhaps it's family origins are in England. Thank you for any help. Estelle

The nearest Google gets to it looks like a Cribbage and Darts league - pub sports. John ________________________________ From: Estelle Daniels <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, 15 September 2012, 7:28 Subject: [MDX] Medallion inscription - slightly off topic Hello Listers,I am wondering if anyone knows what the initials C. W. C. & D. LEAGUE may mean?  They are printed on what may be a silver medallion or it could be the hanging part of a bar type pin.  The initials are imprinted in a semi-circular portion on the top of the "medallion".  In the middle is a raised, almost shield-like portion.  Reaching upwards to the right and left, from a central point at the bottom, going upwards towards the semi-circular part are what looks like laurel or fern leaves.  These are in cut out shapes in the shape of the frond and pressed into the texture of the leaf. On the back is the inscription...draughts J S Cope, 1920. Just wondering if any wise listers would have any ideas on the origin of the medallion;  it's inscription, or it's owner? It has been found in Queensland, Australia, but perhaps it's family origins are in England. Thank you for any help. Estelle                          ************************************** Send your List messages using **PLAIN TEXT** and always **TRIM AWAY** superfluous old messages in replies. **MEANINGFUL Subject Lines - who, what, where, when, with SURNAMES in CAPITAL letters** List Admin can be contacted at: [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Estelle Daniels wrote: > > Hello Listers,I am wondering if anyone knows what the initials C. > W. C. & D. LEAGUE may mean? They are printed on what may be a > silver medallion or it could be the hanging part of a bar type pin. > The initials are imprinted in a semi-circular portion on the top of > the "medallion". In the middle is a raised, almost shield-like > portion. Reaching upwards to the right and left, from a central > point at the bottom, going upwards towards the semi-circular part > are what looks like laurel or fern leaves. These are in cut out > shapes in the shape of the frond and pressed into the texture of > the leaf. On the back is the inscription...draughts J S Cope, 1920. > Just wondering if any wise listers would have any ideas on the > origin of the medallion; it's inscription, or it's owner? It has > been found in Queensland, Australia, but perhaps it's family > origins are in England. Hallo It sounds as though it was a Draughts (Chequers) League which J S COPE belonged to in 1920 or which he was awarded in 1920 for winning the league. C. W. C. & D. League could be a place, a company or the games that made up the league. Do you get any results from a search engine? Connie in London

Eselle: I would guess C&D is for Chess and Draughts. CW could perhaps be the name of a village, a firm or a pub. Regards, John Moore >Hello Listers,I am wondering if anyone knows what the initials C. W. >C. & D. LEAGUE may mean? They are printed on what may be a silver >medallion or it could be the hanging part of a bar type pin. The >initials are imprinted in a semi-circular portion on the top of the >"medallion". In the middle is a raised, almost shield-like portion. >Reaching upwards to the right and left, from a central point at the >bottom, going upwards towards the semi-circular part are what looks >like laurel or fern leaves. These are in cut out shapes in the >shape of the frond and pressed into the texture of the leaf. On the >back is the inscription...draughts J S Cope, 1920. Just wondering if >any wise listers would have any ideas on the origin of the >medallion; it's inscription, or it's owner? It has been found in >Queensland, Australia, but perhaps it's family origins are in >England. Thank you for any help. Estelle > >************************************** >Send your List messages using **PLAIN TEXT** and always **TRIM >AWAY** superfluous old messages in replies. > >**MEANINGFUL Subject Lines - who, what, where, when, with SURNAMES >in CAPITAL letters** > >List Admin can be contacted at: [email protected] >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' >without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message