Definition

• French Pin.  A wide pin with two long shafts. It is used for mounting ribboned medals for exhibit which do not have integral pins. It is never used for attaching ribboned medals to garments, uniforms or clothing because of its size, but for exhibition purposes only.  See ribbon fastener.

  excerpted with permission from

  An Encyclopedia of Coin and Medal Technology

  For Artists, Makers, Collectors and Curators

  COMPILED AND WRITTEN BY D. WAYNE JOHNSON

  Roger W. Burdette, Editor

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