Collectible Medallions

An assortment of historical medals featuring notable figures and events, crafted with intricate details and historical significance.

Medal with Louis XVI profile by Pierre-Simon-Benjamin Duvivier, bronze, 1781, 1730-1819, Private Collection, D 7,2
Medal with Louis XVI profile by Pierre-Simon-Benjamin Duvivier, bronze, 1781, 1730-1819, Private Collection, D 7,2
Carnavalet museum, medal collection Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte's right to the left; Reverse registration on six lines.Jacques Necker (1732-1804), General Manager of the Royal Treasury (1776-1777), Director General of Finance (1777-1781, 1788-1789), Prime Minister of Finance (1789-1790), 1789 Benjamin Duvivier (1730-1819). Jacques Necker (1732-1804), Director General of the Royal Treasury (1776-1777), Director General of Finance (1777-1781, 1788-1789), Prime Minister of Finance (1789-1790), 1789. Bronze, 1789. Paris , Carnavalet Museum.Louis Charles Antoine Desaix (1768-1800), General French, circa 1800 Louis Charles Antoine Desaix (1768-1800), General French, around 1800. Golden copper pushed, circa 1800. Paris, Carnavalet museum.Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778), 1793 Old Currency. Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778), 1793. Bronze, 1794.Bliżej Kultury Majnert, Gotfryd (1767 1847)Anonymous. Gabriel-Honoré Riquetti, count of Mirabeau (1749-1791), deputy to the Constituent Assembly (1789-1791). Tin. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 70710-38 In profile, French politician, medal, numismatics, portraitMedal with Charles V by Ferdinand de Saint Urbain, bronze, circa 1686, 1658-1738, Private Collection, D 5,8Guillaume Dupré, Henri II de Bourbon, 1588 1646, 3rd Prince of Condé, first Prince of the Blood (obverse), 1611 Henri II de Bourbon, 1588-1646, 3rd Prince of Condé, first Prince of the Blood obverseFran�ois-Christophe de L�vis-Ventadour, Duc d'Amville (1603-1661), Viceroy of America (1648-1660), 1658 Jean Hardy. Fran�ois-Christophe de L�vis-Ventadour, Duc d'Amville (1603-1661), Viceroy of America (1648-1660). Bronze, 1658.Medal with Louis XVI profile by Pierre-Simon-Benjamin Duvivier, bronze, 1781, 1730-1819, Private Collection, D 7,2Medal 1790 James Manley. Medal. American. 1790. Gilt bronze. Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United StatesAntoine Perrenot, Cardinal from Granvelle, Bishop of Atrecht. Silver medal. Front: breastpiece man with bishop's staff inscription. Reverse: Drinking unicorn in the middle of different animals in forest inscription.Sir John Barnard. Artist: Medalist: Jacques-Antoine Dassier (Swiss, Geneva 1715-1759 Copenhagen). Culture: Swiss. Dimensions: Diameter: 54 mm. Date: 1744. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Richard Yeo, William, 1721 1765, Duke of Cumberland (obverse), 1746 William, 1721-1765, Duke of Cumberland obverseCarnavalet museum, medal collectionJacques Necker (1732-1804), General Manager of the Royal Treasury (1776-1777), Director General of Finance (1777-1781, 1788-1789), Prime Minister of Finance (1789-1790), 1789 Jacques Necker (1732-1804), Director General of the Royal Treasury (1776-1777), Director General of Finance (1777-1781, 1788-1789), Prime Minister of Finance (1789-1790), 1789. Etain, 1789. Paris , Carnavalet Museum.Gianfrancesco Enzola, Francesco I Sforza, 1401 1466, 4th Duke of Milan 1450 (obverse), 1456 Francesco I Sforza, 1401-1466, 4th Duke of Milan 1450 obverseNUMISMATICA. MEDALLA MODERNA. DE CARLOS III, POR GERONIMO ANTONIO GIL. ANVERSO. RETRATO DE CARLOS III. (DEPOSITO: MUSEO ARQUEOLOGICO NACIONAL).François-Augustin Caunois (1787-1859). Gilbert Motier, Marquis de la Fayette (1757-1834), Maréchal de Camp (1782), deputy for the Constituent Assembly (1789-1791), commander of the National Guard (1789-1791), 1830. Copper repoussé circulated by brass . Paris, Carnavalet museum. 70705-29 Marquis, medal, numismatics, profile, portraitCharlotte Corday (1768-1793), 1793 Paul G. Liénard (1849-1900). Charlotte Corday (1768-1793), 1793. Copper repulsed.Gaming Piece (obverse), c.1700. Martin Brunner (German, 1659-1725). Wood; diameter: 6.1 cm (2 3/8 in.); overall: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.).Maximilien Robespierre (1759-1794), deputy for the Constituent Assembly (1789-1791), deputy to the National Convention (1792-1794). Copper. Paris, Carnavalet museum. NumismaticsAntonio Abondio, Jacopo Antonio Sorra (obverse), 1561 Jacopo Antonio Sorra obversePlanets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Federatif Pact in Orleans, 9 May 1790 Large. Federative Pact in Orleans, May 9, 1790. Golden brass.LOUIS XIV / SALPETRIERE Michel Molard (died in 1714) / Thomas Bernard (1650-1713). "Louis XIV / Salp�tri�re". Medal, 1656.Medal for the mobilization of Lower Austria to the effigy of Francis II (1768-1835), German Roman Emperor (1792-1806), Emperor of Austria (1804-1835), 1797 Johann Nepomuk Wirth (1750-1811). Medal for the mobilization of Lower Austria in the effigy of Francis II (1768-1835), Germanic Roman Emperor (1792-1806), Emperor of Austria (1804-1835). Silver, 1797.Portrait medal of Isabella di Capua 1546-55 Jacopo Nizolla da Trezzo Italian Isabella di Capua was princess of Molfetta in southern Italy. In 1534 she married Ferrante Gonzaga, who served as a general to Emperor Charles V. This signed medal was probably commissioned by Ferrante during Isabellas residence in Milan. This example isa uniface variant of the medal that bears on the reverse Isabella dressed as a vestal near a classical Roman altar.. Portrait medal of Isabella di Capua 460955Galerie métallique des grands hommes français (Great Men of France), Louis Michel Petit, French, 1790 - 1844, Cast bronze, Bust of Jean-François de La Harpe (1739 - 1803), to the right., France, 1822, metalwork, Decorative Arts, Medal, MedalGeneral Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) General Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821). Copper repulsed and golden.Bliżej Kultury Pędński, Kazimierz (1861 1921), Central Office of Publishers' Supreme National CommitteeA medal commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Vienna relief G Owacki, Wac Aw (1828 1908)Louise-Marie d'Orleans (1812-1850), Queen of Belgians (1832-1850), 1850 Leopold Wiener, (1823-1891). Louise-Marie d'Orleans (1812-1850), Queen of Belgians (1832-1850), 1850. Bronze.Benjamin Franklin Medal from UnitedStatesAttributed to Giovanni Candida, Raimondo Lavagnoli, Commissary of Saxony in the 11th or 12th Century (obverse) Raimondo Lavagnoli, Commissary of Saxony in the 11th or 12th Century obverseKlaes Klasen Moey.Medal of gold-plated silver to wear eye and carrying ring in openwork edge. Front: portrait and profil from Klaes Klasen Moey in sailor costume and 1635. On the downside a three-master in the high seas with circumculcers: Claesien Cornelis.m.Backgammon stoneButton possibly German 19th century View more. Button. possibly German. 19th century. Glass. Glass-PaintedMichał Korybut Wiśniowiecki (1669-1673) and Eleonora Maria (1670-1697), Daughter of Emperor Ferdinand III, Wedding Medal; 1670 Höhn, Jan (m .; Ca 1641 1693)Patron's Gold Medal commemorating Mary Somerville struck in 1838. Mary Somerville (1780-1872) a Scottish science writer and polymath. Dated 19th centuryPlaque 1789 Rambert Dumarest French. Plaque. 1789. Gilt bronze. Made in FrancePortrait of Bonaparte. "25 Brumaire". Medal project Augustin Dupr� (1748-1833). Model: 25 Brumaire (1803). Portrait of Bonaparte. Medallion (sculpture). Plaster Patina, 1803.Elevation of Willem Karel Hendrik Friso to Stadtholder Willem IV, 1747. Silver medal of the uplifting of Willem Karel Hendrik Friso to Stadholder Willem IV in 1747. In the form of a weapon with a wear. Front: profile of Willem IV to the left with above crown with writing. Reverse: Weapon with crown with circumcision.Pax, Metal, Circular button with bust of woman () in helmet and armor; 'PAX' under figure, within band around rim., On card 43, France, early 19th century, costume & accessories, Decorative Arts, Button, ButtonMantuan 16th Century, Ortensia Piccolomini (obverse), c 1500 Ortensia Piccolomini obverseBliżej Kultury The Berlin medal coin LoosAlphonse de Lamartine (1790-1869), poet and French politician Anonymous. Alphonse de Lamartine (1790-1869), poet and French politician. Circled resin of gold metal.Election of Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte, the Presidency of the French Republic, December 1848 Auguste caked (1793-1881). "Election of Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte, the Presidency of the French Republic, December 1848". Gold metal. 1848.Commemorative plaque of the 100th anniversary of Tadeusz Kościuszko's deathMONEDA COMMEMORATIVA DE LA DEFENSA DE LA HABANA CON LOS BUSTOS DE LUIS VICENTE DE VELASCO Y DE VICENTE GONZALEZ - 1763 - COBRE - 49,65 mm. Author: FRANCISCO PRIETO TOMAS (1716-1782). Location: MUSEO NAVAL / MINISTERIO DE MARINA. MADRID. SPAIN.Cardinal Mazarin (1602-61) 1660 Medalist: Jean Varin French. Cardinal Mazarin (1602-61) 202427French 17th Century, Antoine de Loménie, 1560 1638, Counselor and Secretary of State 1606 (obverse), 1630 Antoine de Loménie, 1560-1638, Counselor and Secretary of State 1606 obverseA medal commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Vienna reliefLouis Napoleon Bonaparte (1808-1873) Emperor by the plebiscite on the recovery of the Empire, 21 and 22 November 1852 (dummy title) Auguste Garnier (deceased in 1867). Medal of Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte (1808-1873) Emperor by the plebiscite on the recovery of the Empire, 21 and 22 November 1852.Medal 1776-83 Possibly after Jean Martin Renaud French. Medal. 1776-83. Bronze. Probably made in FranceGeorge Washington, President of the United States of America, Gottfried Eichler, 1840 locket One -sided medallion in brass ring rear glass on bearing eye and carrying ring. Front: breastpiece man to the left inside. Reverse: label with inscription. Berlin gypsum. brass (alloy). glass castingTwenty -five birthday of Princess Juliana 1934, Jacob Jan van Goor, 1934 history medal Bronze medal, on the front the bust of Juliana Half to the left with a change, stylized Dutch lion to the left on the downside with a priority on which visible a Posthoorn and Text, with a change below.  bronze (metal) striking (metalworking)Medal: Elżbieta II, Half A Pension 1967Trojanowski, Witold Stanis Aw- Portrait of my son; Trojanowski, Wincenty (1859-1928); 1900 (1900-00-00-1900-00-00);Partage Plus, Trojanowski, Wincenty (1859-1928), plaques, bars of a small child to the left (iconogr.), Secession (style)Jozef II, emperor of Austria. Medallion with the portrait in the profile of Jozef II Emperor of Austria. Signature with an ingrangled F.Medal of the Marquis de Lafayette. Dimensions: Diam. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm). Date: 1834 (). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Cardinal Alessandro Farnese, 1520-1589 obverse. Dated: 1575. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 4.76 cm (1 7/8 in.) gross weight: 38.32 gr (0.084 lb.) axis: 12:00. Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Giovanni Vincenzo Melone.Medallion of the Marquis de Lafayette 1789 (). Medallion of the Marquis de Lafayette. 1789 (). Terracotta. Made in FrancePortrait of Pope Paul II Barbo (obverse) and (reverse), c. 1468. Cristoforo di Geremia (Italian, active 1456-76). Bronze; overall: 4.2 x 3.7 cm (1 5/8 x 1 7/16 in.). Rediscovered with fervor in the Renaissance, profiles on ancient coins provided dignified models forRenaissance elites.Guillaume I, King of Prussia and German Emperor, 1871 (dummy title) Medal of Guillaume I, King of Prussia and German Emperor. Silver, 1871.Medallion 1776-1800 Attributed to Jean Martin Renaud French. Medallion 5158Italian 16th Century, Cornelio Musso, 1511 1574, Franciscan Monk and Bishop of Bitonto 1547 (obverse), mid 16th century Cornelio Musso, 1511-1574, Franciscan Monk and Bishop of Bitonto 1547 obverseDestruction of the English fleet at Chatham, in honor of Michiel Adriaansz. De Ruyter, Anonymous, 1667 history medal Unilateral silver medal with carrying eye. Front: breastpiece man inside change. Reverse: Blanco. Netherlands silver (metal) striking (metalworking) / engraving  Chatham. KentNapoleon III (1808-1873) Proclaimed Emperor, December 2, 1852 (dummy title) Robineau. Medal of Napoleon III (1808-1873) proclaimed Emperor, December 2, 1852.Box. Dimensions: 3/4 x 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. (1.9 x 8.3 x 8.3 cm). Date: 1800-1883. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Willem v (1748-1806), Prince of Orange-Nassau. Silhouette Portrait of Willem V (1748-1806), Prince of Orange-Nassau. Bust, right. Part of the portrait miniaturen collection.Medal in memory of the successor of the Austrian throne of Archduke Rudolf in Galicia in July 1887Bertrand Andrieu (1761-1822) and Nicolas Brenet. Visit of the Empress Marie-Louise at La Monnaie des Medals, Copper, 1813. Paris, Musée Carnavalet. Medal, numismaticsMary II, Queen of England 18th century British. Mary II, Queen of England. British. 18th century. Silver. Metalwork-SilverNUMISMATICA. MEDALLA MODERNA. DE CARLOS V Y FELIPE II, POR JAKOB JONGHELINCK. REVERSO. RETRATO DE FELIPE II A LA DERECHA. CON CORAZA Y TOISON.1606. (DEPOSITO: MUSEO ARQUEOLOGICO NACIONAL).Lord Byron British 19th centuryCarus (Marcus Aurelius Carus) 18th century Josiah Wedgwood British. Carus (Marcus Aurelius Carus). Josiah Wedgwood (British, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent 1730-1795 Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent). British, Etruria, Staffordshire. 18th century. Black basalt ware. Ceramics-PotteryEmperor Domitianus. Portrait medallion of biscuit, representative according to the incubate inscription The Roman emperor domitianus.Pope Paul III 16th century Medalist: Alessandro Cesati Italian. Pope Paul III 196779In Memory of Leon Gambetta, French Politician 1882 Medalist: Jules-Clément Chaplain French. In Memory of Leon Gambetta, French Politician 187551 Artist: Medalist: Jules-Clment Chaplain, French, Mortagne, Orne 18391909 Paris, In Memory of Leon Gambetta, French Politician, 1882, Bronze, silvered (clich), struck, Diameter: 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of Samuel P. Avery, 1893 (93.10.58a, b)Anonymous. Portrait of Laure de Berny (1777-1836). Miniature in a golden and openwork wooden setting, around 1800. Paris, Maison de Balzac. 50442-16 Opening, Bois Dore, Frame, French Writer, young woman, portrait, mistress, miniatureMurder of the De Witt brothers. Silver medal. Front: two chest pieces facing each other above pennant with inscription and inscription. Reverse: Bodies of De Witt brothers are torn apart by multiply sample above inscription and within thorn wreath and writing.Portrait of Hugo de Groot in list, Clemens Nachtegaal, 1600 - 1650 miniature Oval portrait in black ink on white ivory of Hugo de Groot, bust slightly to the right, black shirt and large white collar. PROFILED OVALEN WOOSE LIST with black-painted cardboard passe-partout in Koperen Ring; On the outer edge of the list a black -painted copper hollow pearl edge. Keermzde Lijzstje covered with blue paper on which signature at the bottom right, copper tr finer in the middle. The ivory plaquette is clamped with red-copper lips. Netherlands ivory. wood (plant material). cardboard. copper (metal). paper cutting / forging / striking (metalworking)  Low CountriesCurrency of Paris (n. - d.), Jules III (main title). Bronze copper alloy. Light brown patina. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.Medusakop. The head is placed against an oval background and in profile to the left.Jules Favre, Member of the Government of National Defense, 19th century (dummy title) Jules Favre (1809-1880), Member of the National Defense Government, 19th century. Dorure,Guillaume I Emperor German (1871-1888) (dummy title) Guillaume I Emperor German Medal. Golden copper, between 1871 and 1888.Carel Rabenhaupt, commander of the city of Groningen. Silver medal. Front: breastpiece man inside. Reverse: Inscription between sayingalmen.C. Secondat De Montesquieu. One-sided medallion in brass ring rear glass to wear eye and carrying ring. Front: breastpiece man to the left inscription. Reverse: Label with inscription.Medal. Dimensions: Diam. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm). Maker: William H. Key (active 1864-92). Date: 1869. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Julius Geuder, 1530-1594, Patrician of Nuremberg. Dated: 1591. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 4.44 cm (1 3/4 in.) gross weight: 39.78 gr (0.088 lb.). Medium: silver. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Johann Philipp von der Pütt.Friedrich Hagenauer, Jakob von Strasbourg, Linguist Jakob von Strasbourg, LinguistMaurits, Prince of Orange-Nassau. Silver oval medal. Front: breastpiece man inside double imitation. Reverse: Crowned coat of arms with spell.Souvenir with portrait of Stanislaus II, King of Poland ca. 1770-80 Miniature probably by Joseph Kosinski. Souvenir with portrait of Stanislaus II, King of Poland 193960Medal titled Grand Admiral Alfred Von Tirpitz,” (Zum Beginn Des ‘U’-Bootkrieges. Artist: Karl Goetz, German, 1875-1950Bust of a Roman Emperor mid-late 16th century Italian. Bust of a Roman Emperor 198277J. Favre, Member of the Government of National Defense, 19th century (dummy title) Jules Favre (1809-1880), Member of the National Defense Government, 19th century. Copper and gilding.Ornament, Painted paper, glass, cut steel, Miniature portrait of a lady painted in watercolor on paper and carved with glass, mounted in frame of cut steel. On the back at the top and bottom is a curved piece of steel pierced by six holes., France, 19th century, miniatures, Decorative Arts, OrnamentSnuffbox 1771-72 Charles Le Bastier French In eighteenth-century Europe, Paris led the production of high-quality luxury goods. Parisian goldsmiths made a wide range of small, personal articles such as snuffboxes; étuis to hold sealing wax, tweezers, or utensils for sewing; souvenirs, which contained thin ivory tablets for note taking; and shuttles for knotting lace. Gold snuffboxes and boxes decorated with portrait miniatures were prized and frequently given as royal gifts, often to ambassadors or members of the court in lieu of cash payments for their services. Coveted and admired, these boxes were produced from a variety of materials. The best were skillfully made of gold and embellished with diamonds, enameled decoration, lacquer, and other luxurious materials. By the middle of the century, the taking of snuff had become an entrenched social ritual, and the snuffbox, too, had become an important social prop. Snuffboxes were considered highly fashionable accessories, with some merchSouvenir with portrait of a man possibly 18th century Miniature attributed to Louis Marie Sicardi French In eighteenth-century Europe, Paris led the production of high-quality luxury goods. Parisian goldsmiths made a wide range of small, personal articles such as snuffboxes; étuis to hold sealing wax, tweezers, or utensils for sewing; souvenirs, which contained thin ivory tablets for note taking; and shuttles for knotting lace. Gold snuffboxes and boxes decorated with portrait miniatures were prized and frequently given as royal gifts, often to ambassadors or members of the court in lieu of cash payments for their services. Coveted and admired, these boxes were produced from a variety of materials. The best were skillfully made of gold and embellished with diamonds, enameled decoration, lacquer, and other luxurious materials. By the middle of the century, the taking of snuff had become an entrenched social ritual, and the snuffbox, too, had become an important social prop. Snuffboxes w