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Historical Coins Collection

A display of old coins featuring notable figures and emblems from different eras, showcasing the history of currency through detailed illustrations.

crowning; Stanis Aw August Poniatowski (Polish king; 1764-1795); 1793 (1793-00-00-1793-00-00);
crowning; Stanis Aw August Poniatowski (Polish king; 1764-1795); 1793 (1793-00-00-1793-00-00);
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Armand-Auguste Caqué (1793-1881). Napoleon Jérôme Bonaparte, (1822-1891), count of Montfort, French prince, count of Meudon and count of Moncalieri, political and military figure of the Second Empire, 1855. Cuivre, 1855. Paris, Carnavalet Museum. NumismaticsHonorary prize of C.K. Ministry of Public Works Exhibition of Industry in Jaros Awiu; Tautenhayn, Josef Hermann (1837-1911); 1908 (1908-00-00-1908-00-00);Award medals, related medals, secession (style), exhibitions, industrial exhibitions, agricultural exhibitionsAntonio Francesco Selvi, Giovanni Carlo de' Medici, 1611 1663, Cardinal 1644 (obverse), 1740 Giovanni Carlo de' Medici, 1611-1663, Cardinal 1644 obversethaler. Ferdynand II Habsburg (cesarz rzymsko-niemiecki ; 1617-1637), ruler, Wrocław, issuer, Rieger, Hans (-1653), engraverGerman 16th Century, Johann van Leyden, c 1509 1536, Dutch Anabaptist (obverse), c 1535 Johann van Leyden, c. 1509-1536, Dutch Anabaptist obverseHonor�-Gabriel Riquetti, Count of Mirabeau (1749-1791), MP for the Constituent Assembly (1789-1791) G.G. Lienard (1849-1900). Honor�-Gabriel Riquetti, Count of Mirabeau (1749-1791), MP for the Constituent Assembly (1789-1791). Bronze.Souvenir of the great fire pumping contest in Tours, 19 June 1881 Commemorative Medal on the Remembrance of the Great Fire Pump Contest in Tours, June 19, 1881.Great Britain, Jerzy VI (1936 1952), 1 Pens, London; 1940 Mint London, Paget, Thomas Humphrey (1893 1974), Coombes, Charles Walter (1879 1914)Death of Maria II van England. Silver medal. Front: breastpiece woman with crown inside. Downside: wisdom, godxis and steadfastness standing for a corpse within Decision; Cut out: inscription.Model for a Medal of Adrien de la Deuse at Age 23, c. 1550-1575. Attributed to Jacob Zagar (Flemish). Hone (fine-grained whetstone); diameter: 3.4 x 1.3 cm (1 5/16 x 1/2 in.).25 Polish zlotys. Aleksander I (cesarz Rosji, król Polski ; 1777-1825), emperor, Benik, Jakub (1772-1827), mint intendantcrown thaler; Stanis Aw August Poniatowski (Polish King; 1764-1795), Brenn, Efraim (Fl. 1774-1792); 1788 (1788-00-00-1788-00-00);Coronation medal of William IV and his consort Queen Adelaide, 1831. Black and White Illustration from the Connoisseur, an Illustrated Magazine for Collectors Voll 3 (May-Aug 1902) published in London.Louis XVII (1785-1795), King Holder of France (1793-1795) Nicolas-Pierre Tiolier (1784-1853). Louis XVII (1785-1795), King Holder of France (1793-1795). Bronze.Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise de Sévigné (1626-1696). Copper. 1696. Anonymous photography. Paris, Carnavalet museum. Copper, writer, writer, woman of letters, french, medal, numismatics, profile, portrait, 17th XVIIth XVII 17th 17th 17th century3 groschen. Fryderyk II (książę brzesko-legnicki ; 1480-1547), ruler, Stoltz, Michael (fl. ca 1540-1555), moneyer5 money Napol�on, 1811 5 Soldi Napoleon, 1811. Silver. 1811.Jean-Henri Simon (engraver), Medal with bust of Hugo de Groot, penny footage silver iron lead, bust Hugo de Groot to the left, omschrift SIMON F and HUGO - GROTIUS Hugo de Groot RotterdamMedal on the murder of the De Witt brothers, penning footage silver, busts Johan and Cornelis de Witt to the right, omschrift ILLVSTRISSIMI. FRATRES. IOHAN: ET. CORNEL: DE. WHITE. (the very enlightened brothers Johan and Cornelis de Witt) murdered De WittFederico Cocciola, Jean Parisot de la Vallette, 1494 1568, Grand Master of Malta 1557 1568 (obverse) Jean Parisot de la Vallette, 1494-1568, Grand Master of Malta 1557-1568 obverseMichał Korybut Wiśniowiecki (1669-1673), Dukat Gdański, Gdańsk; 1672 Mint Gdańsk, Michał Korybut WiśniowieckiEmile Rogat (1770-1852). Eugène Sue (1804-1857), French writer, 1846. Copper. 1846. Paris, Carnavalet museum. NumismaticsMichał Korybut Wiśniowiecki Höhn, Jan (m .; Ca 1641 1693)Alexander VI (Pope, 1492-1503) late 16th century Medalist: Giovanni Paladino This is presumably a copy by Paladino of a medal struck during Alexander's pontificate.. Alexander VI (Pope, 1492-1503) 202407One of the medals issued to public school children during the coronation of King George V & Queen Mary in 1911. The one shown (both sides - see other picture for reverse) is owned by the Mr. Michael Dorby of Q'Land. May 8, 1937.Henry IV 1731-32 Medalist: Jean Dassier Swiss This medal of Henry IV belongs to the English Monarchs series by the Swiss medalist Jean Dassier (1676-1763). Dassier was the chief engraver of the Geneva mint, and the group to which this medal belongs (2014.457.1-10) are among his most important medallic works, part of a series of 33 medals of the English sovereigns begun during his second stay in London and approved by Queen Caroline. These medals represent an important European medalist in one of his most significant series. The English Monarchs are also important precedents for medal making in 18th- and 19th-century Britain, examples of which are also found in Museum's collection.. Henry IV. Medalist: Jean Dassier (Geneva 1676-1763 Geneva). British. 1731-32. Bronze. Medals and Plaquettes's Rijks Munt, Medal on the death of King William I, death certificate penning footage silver, F: depicts King William I to the left. Name on cut. Omschrift, omschrift GVLIELMVS. I. PER XXVII - ANNOS. REX. NEERLANDIAE (Willem I for 27 years king of the Netherlands) cut out signed I.P. SCHOUBER F. King King William I William I Royal House Oranjehuis OranjeMathias Nicolas Marie Vivier (1788-1859). "He holds his strength of the confidence he inspires". Copper. Paris, Carnavalet museum. Medal, numismaticsMedal with prince Andrei I Bogolyubsky by Anonymous artist, Tin, 18th century, Private Collection, D 38scudo. Pius IX (papież ; 1846-1878), ruler, Państwo Kościelne, issuer, Cerbara, Niccolo (fl. ca 1829-1858), male medallistBust of Alexander. Dated: c. 1500. Dimensions: overall (oval): 5.58 x 4.61 cm (2 3/16 x 1 13/16 in.) gross weight: 55.55 gr (0.122 lb.). Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Florentine 16th Century.Jacques Jonghelinck, Viglius van Aytta of Zuichem, 1507 1577, Lawyer and Humanist (obverse), 1571 Viglius van Aytta of Zuichem, 1507-1577, Lawyer and Humanist obverseAustralia, Jerzy VI (1936 1952), 1 Pens; 1952 mennica Melbourne, Paget, Thomas Humphrey (1893 1974), Kruger Gray, George Edward (1880 1943)Medal on the Duke of Marlborough, English Commander-in-Chief at the Battle of Höchstädt an der Donau, penning footage silver, 19,5 gram, bust Marlborough to the right omschrift: IOH. D. MARLEBVRG - ANG. EXER. CAPIT. GENER .- (Johan Duke of Marlborough Commander-in-Chief of the English Army) Marlborough England Höchstädt an der Donau Bavaria GermanyPenning with bust of Maria-Theresia van Spain, Gerard Edelinck, 1702 print Back of a medal with bust and profil of Maria-Theresia of Spain. The medal is dated June 9, 1660: the day on which she married the French King Louis XIV. paper engravingBliżej Kultury Were, Jan (1807 1874)Medal: John Paul II, I pilgrimage to Poland, 1979Half ECU at Louis XIV Tie, 1683 Anonymous. Half-ecular to the tie of Louis XIV. Silver, 1683.Carnavalet museum, medal collectionVisit of the imperial couple in Poznań; Lauer (Nuremberg; Medalier Zak Ca 1790-1940); 1902 (1902-00-00-1902-00-00);Partage Plus, Poznań (Greater Poland Voivodeship), Medals with Poland related, secession (style), societies, numismatic societiesBliżej Kultury British Royal Mint, Metcalfe, Percy (1895 1970)Planets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Paul Kruger wih Hat and Pipe, South African Coin defaced by Anglo-Boer War POW'sRare British Gold Medal, by Thomas Simon, Bust of Charles II, Great Britain, 1660Medal of the Marquis de Lafayette. Dimensions: Diam. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm). Maker: François Augustin Caunois (French, 1787-1859). Date: 1824. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Nicolas Briot, Louis XIII, 1601 1643, King of France 1610 (obverse), 1610 Louis XIII, 1601-1643, King of France 1610 obverseHeur et Malheur (Happiness and Woe) Token; Designed by Raymond Gayrard; cast silver; Diam.: 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in.); 1907-17-135Hundred years old commemoration of the birth of Willem van Oranje 1933, M.P.J. Fleur, 1933 history medal Bronze medal, on the front the bust of Willem van Oranje Half to the right with a change, a peak on the reverse with a flag on which three lines of text, with a bundle of arrows as the surface. bronze (metal) striking (metalworking)Bliżej Kultury Bank Central PhilippinesRoussel, Jérôme (n.1663-D.1713-12-22), conquest of the Franche-Comté in 1668 (main title). Alloy with low melting point. Brown patina. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.Ippolito Malaguzzi of Reggio Emilia, died 1596, Jurist. Dated: 1554. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 5.2 cm (2 1/16 in.) gross weight: 46.52 gr (0.103 lb.). Medium: lead. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: called Pastorino da Siena Pastorino de' Pastorini.Gianpaolo Poggini, Philip II, 1527 1598, King of Spain 1556 (obverse), 1557 Philip II, 1527-1598, King of Spain 1556 obverseAnonymous. Tribute of the workers of the Paris ports to the King Charles X, 1824. Red copper (obverse). Paris, Carnavalet museum. Medal, numismaticsBliżej Kultury Mennica Bruksela, Lefèvre, Julien (1907 1984), Lefèvre, Nina Victorine (1904 1981)sesterce; Hadrian (76-138; Roman emperor 117-138); 134-138 (134-00-00-138-00-00);Busters, banners, trophies, laurel wreaths, soldiers3 ducats. Stanisław August Poniatowski, rulerMatthes Gebel, Lorenz Truchsess von Pommersfelden, 1473 1543, Dean of the Cathedral of Mainz (obverse) Lorenz Truchsess von Pommersfelden, 1473-1543, Dean of the Cathedral of Mainz obverseFalse coin, 20 III, 1943, ItalyWagner, Ryszard; Trojanowski, Wincenty (1859-1928); 1896 (1896-00-00-1896-00-00);Partage Plus, Trojanowski, Wincenty (1859-1928), Wagner, Richard (1813-1883)-iconography, plaques, men's bust, secession (style)Medal 1864. Medal. 1864. Gilt brassPilnitz Convention, August 23, 1791 Johann Christian Reich (around 1740-1814). Pillnitz Convention, August 23, 1791. Lead, 1791.Ne-I-So-MehYuma 1904 United States. The sculptor Edward Warren Sawyer, who trained with Hermon Atkins MacNeil at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in the mid-1890s, sought out the artist Elbridge Ayer Burbank in Yuma, Arizona. For a short time in 1904, Sawyer worked alongside Burbank, producing two-inch bas-relief medallions in silver and bronze of many of the same subjects as the painter. Although Sawyerís subject matter and general format were in some respects similar to those in Burbankís portraits, Sawyer produced idealized profiles rather than ethnographic records. His medallions were collected by Burbankís uncle and patron, Edward E. Ayer, as well as by Charles Hutchinson, the president of the Art Institute from 1882 to 1924.. Silver . Edward Warren SawyerNUMISMATICA. MONEDA MODERNA. DOS DUCATONES DE PLATA, DE CARLOS II. ANVERSO. BUSTO CON MELENA SUELTA DESNUDA A LA DERECHA. (DEPOSITO: MUSEO ARQUEOLOGICO NACIONAL).Death of the general slave (born in 1788), 1848 Anonymous. Death of the negrier general (born in 1788), 1848. Brass.Coronation medal of Charlotte, Consort of King George III of England, 1761. Black and White Illustration from the Connoisseur, an Illustrated Magazine for Collectors Voll 3 (May-Aug 1902) published in London.Carel Rabenhaupt, commander of the city of Groningen. Silver medal. Front: breastpiece man inside. Reverse: Inscription between sayingalmen.Warsaw Ducat; Fryderyk August (King Saxon, Warsaw book; 1750-1827), Beiki, Jakub (1772-1827); 1812 (1812-00-00-1812-00-00);Vittore Gambello, An Owl (reverse), c 1470 1480 An Owl reverseMatthes Gebel, Ludwig X, 1495 1545, Duke of Bavaria 1514 (obverse), 1535 Ludwig X, 1495-1545, Duke of Bavaria 1514 obverseThunderbolt Issuing from a Cloud reverse. Dated: c. 1546. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 5.7 cm (2 1/4 in.) gross weight: 99.52 gr (0.219 lb.) axis: 12:00. Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: after Danese Cattaneo.Munt on the occasion of Anniversary King Willem I. The front and back of a coin on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Willem I. above the crowned Dutch virgin. Under the portrait of Willem I Frederik, King of the Netherlands.George III pattern sovereign with St. George reverse 1817 Medalist: Benedetto Pistrucci Italian The Metropolitan has not been known historically for collecting coins, but the Peluso family's gift of British coinage is a worthy addition for its revelations of high artistry. Benedetto Pistrucci began his career in Rome, carving cameos with amazing dexterity. Soon after his arrival in London in 1815, he became chief engraver at the Royal Mint. The coins of George III (r. 1760-1820) are among the most elegant ever created. The gold sovereign's obverse succinctly invests the fat, ancient monarch with authority, while the reverse, with Saint George and the Dragon encircled in the Order of the Garter, is so successful in its clarity that it has been repeated (minus the Order) on the specie of most succeeding British monarchs.. George III pattern sovereign with St. George reverse. British, London. 1817. Gold. Coinsscudo; Innocent XII (Pope; 1691-1700), Urbain, Ferdinand de Saint (1654-1738); 1698 (1698-00-00-1420-00-00);Bliżej Kultury Mint Ottawa, Maklouf, Raphael David, Payne, KenVisit of Fr�d�ric-Guillaume III (1770-1840), King of Prussia (1797-1840), to the medal currency, 1814 Bertrand Andrieu (1761-1822) and Dominique Vivant-Denon (1747-1825). Visit of Fr�d�ric-Guillaume III (1770-1840), King of Prussia (1797-1840), to the medal currency, 1814. Bronze.Tokens on the occasion of the third centenary of the invention of the letter of printing in 1740. Two tokens, front and back, beaten in 1740 on the occasion of the third centenary of the invention of the printing. Images of Laurens Jansz. Coster and a printing press.Philippines (Republic), 2 PISOs,Pisanello, John VIII Palaeologus, 1392 1448, Emperor of Constantinople 1425 (obverse), 1438 John VIII Palaeologus, 1392-1448, Emperor of Constantinople 1425 obverseFifty pence on canvas background in blue toneCosimo de' Medici, 1389-1464, Pater Patriae obverse. Dated: c. 1465/1469. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 7.83 cm (3 1/16 in.) gross weight: 148.19 gr (0.327 lb.) axis: 12:00. Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Florentine 15th Century.Coin by Anonymous artist, Tin, Private Collection, D 38Heur et Malheur (Happiness and Woe) Token; Designed by Raymond Gayrard; cast silver; Diam.: 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in.); 1907-17-142Seminar Foundation of Saint-Sulpice, November 21, 1820 Jean-Pierre Droz (1740-1823). Foundation of the Seminar of Saint-Sulpice, November 21, 1820. Bronze. 1820.Provisional government, April 1848; Unpayable Agreement, Ledru-Rollin, Lamartine "(title registered (letter)) Medal. Provisional government, April 1848; Unpayable Agreement, Ledru-Rollin, Lamartine. Copper White, 1848.Medal with prince Daniil Aleksandrovich by Johann Balthasar Gass, Tin, active 1768-1793, 18th century, Private Collection, D 38The right (Rebulia), 500 suckca, 1995 1995Death of Jan Huischijn, nicknamed Uocolampadius, preacher in Basel. Silver medal. Front: Breast man. Downside: inscriptionMedal depicting Elizabeth of Russia (1709-1762) Empress of All of Russia. Dated 18th CenturyEmperor Francis Joseph as King of Hungary, 1891 1891 Hungarian. Emperor Francis Joseph as King of Hungary, 1891 191078Issued one penny British 'Penny Black' stamp, 1840, United Kingdom, by Charles Heath, Frederick Heath.Stamp vintage 1920 of the German Reichspost, Germania series, 15 Pfennig, Historic, digitally restored reproductionCampaign Ribbon (USA); silk; Warp x Weft: 8 x 3.9 cm (3 1/8 x 1 9/16 in.)