ANA Medal. World's Fair of Money 1995 (1995)

This medal is connected to the ANA, the American Numismatic Association, the leading association of coin collectors in the United States, and its World's Fair of Money of 1995, the great numismatic convention that gathers collectors, auction houses, and mints from around the world each year.

The Mexican presence at these gatherings has been constant, and issuing a piece for the occasion was common practice among the participating delegations and exhibitors.

Struck in silver and of good module, the medal belongs to the issues tied to international numismatic events, the kind distributed among attendees and participants as a memento of the fair and a testimony of the exchange among collectors.

The annual convention of the American Numismatic Association, the World's Fair of Money, came to Anaheim, California, in 1995, and this silver medal remains as a keepsake of that edition.

What it shows

The reverse, the face nearly everyone looks for, presents a female figure with long hair holding a lit torch, set over a many-pointed star. It is surrounded by the legends ANA, WORLD'S FAIR OF MONEY and, at the bottom, ANAHEIM '95. At the top are the initials of the mint that struck it.

Context

The World's Fair of Money is the most important numismatic show in the United States and changes host city each year; in 1995 it was Anaheim's turn, a detail the medal itself engraves in its legend. Pieces like this were struck as a commemorative souvenir of the event, not as currency.

Value and collecting

It is not legal tender: it never circulated as money, so its value depends on the metal and the state of preservation, more than on a face value. In silver and well cared for, there will always be someone looking for it. If you want to appraise or sell it, check the shops directory and compare notes with other collectors in the forum.