16-10-2023, 06:14 AM
(13-10-2023, 09:21 AM)Dean Wrote: Curious. If I were to have a guess and based on the lack of photo for 1925-26/7 I'd say 1925-26/7 and 1925-26/8 are duplicate entries (both including the 41mm error/typo).
Perhaps initially Morel had thought there existed a 41mm medal and when the 51mm come along it created some confusion?
(15-10-2023, 08:38 PM)Dean Wrote: you need to make it something special. As you say 1772 to present, but could also include select other medals, such as agricultural medals for example. Beautiful colour photos. As much of a story as possible for each medal. Details of design process. For example people will be fascinated to know story behind the magnificent Hutt district agricultural horticultural and pastoral society medal. Who designed it? What was the thinking that led to the design etc. It needs to be a complete reference for the vast majority of NZ medals, with the possible exclusion of some of the 1940 rubbish centennial medals.
perhaps a rich person such as the bloke who bought the NZ-Canadian mule could help with the finance?
Not enough lifetimes to do that, unfortunately. Bill Lampard always had the Agricultural medals in mind for a separate catalogue but he never got around to it. They're a different field entirely, though Leon seemed to include a few if he perceived a crossover to a commemorative function. For the time I have, and presumably the time I have left, I'm filling in the gaps in the existing publications and someone else can take it over after that. I'll need the better part of a decade to finish what I'm doing, and would like to have a bit of a life after that if at all possible - unless someone's offering some serious funding so I can jack in the day job and still fund a retirement afterwards :-)