Thanks Connie,No Google is not helping me much on this, hence my question to the list. The inclusion of the word "draughts" on the back makes me lean towards that being for the "D", but that is not necessarily the case. Australian on-line newspapers indicate that at that time worldwide competitions in draughts were popular, and the organisations were often known as Leagues. Winning moves and game plays were published in newspapers around that time. What I can gather from Google, is that a world draughts organisation was established in 1897. Regards Estelle > Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2012 09:01:54 +0100 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MDX] Medallion inscription - slightly off topic > > 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 > ************************************** > 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