Historical Commemorative Medals

Detailed images of historical medals featuring portraits and inscriptions. Silver and bronze tones emphasize the artistry in depicting important figures.

crowning; Stanis Aw August Poniatowski (Polish king; 1764-1795), Schröder, Justin (mincmire master of Mint Warsaw 1768-1772); 1768 (1768-00-00-1768-00-00);
crowning; Stanis Aw August Poniatowski (Polish king; 1764-1795), Schröder, Justin (mincmire master of Mint Warsaw 1768-1772); 1768 (1768-00-00-1768-00-00);
Exhibit of two decreases, AN IV (1796) Augustin Dupr� (1748-1833) Exhibit of two decreases, AN IV (1796). Copper, 1796. Carnavalet Museum, Paris History.Stanisław August Poniatowski (1764-1795), Crown Talar, Warsaw; 1766 Stanisław August Poniatowski (1732 1798)ECU with laurels in Silver from Louis XVI, 1789 Benjamin Duvivier (1730-1819). ECU with laurels in silver of Louis XVI, 1789. Silver, 1789. Carnavalet Museum, History of Paris.False Coin, Crown Six Groschen, 1650, John II Casimir (1649 1668)Bliżej Kultury unknown, RichterToken for a 1/2 penny from Walthamstow, England, 1813 ,, 1813 coin Copper private currency. Front: Inside two bound oak branches on shield sitting Britnnia with trident and branches, to the left. Reverse: Mercury with staff. Smooth edge.  copper (metal) striking (metalworking)Bliżej Kultury Unknown, Pingo, Thomas (Ca 1692 1776)SESTERC (counterfeit); Aleksander Sewer (208-235; Roman emperor 222-235); 231-235 for the original (231-00-00-235-00-00);Stanisław August Poniatowski (1764-1795), Historical Trojak, Kraków; 1767 Mint of Kraków, Stanis Aw August Poniatowski (1732 1798)Bliżej Kultury unknownsesterce; Hadrian (76-138; Roman emperor 117-138); 119-122 (119-00-00-122-00-00);Coin (personification), bust, scales, laurel wreathsSpain, Jan Karol and Bourbon (1975  2014), 500 pesetas; 1988 Mint Madrid, Jan Karol and Bourbon (1975 2014)Battle of the Nile, 1798, and Nelson's return, 1800. Artist: Medalist: Peter Kempson (British). Culture: British. Dimensions: Diameter: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm). Date: 1800.Although signed P.K. (for Peter Kempson, an English medal and button maker in Birmingham), the medal was certainly cut by J.C. Hancock, die-sinker and engraver (1775-1815) who was employed by Kempson to cut a series of medals commemorating the British victories in the Napoleonic wars. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Carnavalet museum, medal collectionCarnavalet museum, medal collection Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte's right right; Reverse registration on seven lines.Carnavalet museum, medal collection2 crowning; Stanis Aw August Poniatowski (Polish King; 1764-1795), Brenn, Efraim (Fl. 1774-1792); 1774 (1774-00-00-1774-00-00);Bonaparte, liberator of Egypt, October 9, 1799 Medal representing Napoleon Bonaparte, liberator of Egypt, October 9, 1799. Etain, 1799.George III (1738-1820), King of the United Kingdom and King of Ireland (1760-1801), then King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801-1820) and voter of Hannover (1760- 1814), then King of Hanover (1814-1820), January 1, 1801 Conrad Heinrich K�chler. George III (1738-1820), King of the United Kingdom and King of Ireland (1760-1801), then King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801-1820) and voter of Hannover (1760- 1814), then King of Hanover (1814-1820), January 1, 1801. Bronze, 1801.Carnavalet museum, medal collectionBliżej Kultury Unknown, Hautsch, Georg (1659 1745)Giovanni da Cavino, Faustina Junior, died AD 176, Wife of Marcus Aurelius (obverse) Faustina Junior, died A.D. 176, Wife of Marcus Aurelius obversetrial crowning; Stanis Aw August Poniatowski (Polish King; 1764-1795), Sylm, Fryderyk (1765-1767); 1766 (1766-00-00-1766-00-00);Auguste Marie Henri Picot de Dampierre (1756-1793), General P. G. LIENARD 51849-1900) Auguste Marie Henri Picot de Dampierre (1756-1793), General. Golden copper, repulsed. Around 1801.Medal on the murder of Henry IV, jeton utility medal medal exchange buyer, two pigeons on open bible; on both sides: S-C regulation: RELIGIO. AMOREM (rose).Double Louis d'Or at Louis XVI glasses, 1776 Benjamin Duvivier (1730-1819). Double Louis d'Or at Louis XVI glasses, 1776. Gold, 1776. Carnavalet Museum, history of Paris.Planets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Fra Giovanni Cornaro, Benedictine Monk, Abbot of Pragiia 1507-1514 obverse. Dated: c. 1507/1514. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 4.4 cm (1 3/4 in.) gross weight: 30 gr. Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Venetian 16th Century.2 crowning; Stanis Aw August Poniatowski (Polish king; 1764-1795); 1794 (1794-00-00-1794-00-00);Piece of 50 francs in gold of Napoleon III, 1857 Albert-desired barr� (1818-1878). Piece of 50 francs in gold of Napoleon III, 1857. Or. 1857.Gian Lorenzo Bernini 1674 Medalist: François Chéron French The medal was ordered by Louis XIV to honor Bernini on his seventy-sixth birthday.. Gian Lorenzo Bernini 207685Piece of 1 centive bronze of the Third Republic, 1893 Eug�ne Andr� Oudin� (1810-1887). Piece of 1 centive bronze of the Third Republic, 1893. Bronze. in 1893-1893.Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette, January 21-6 October 1793. Cuper, 1794. Paris, Carnavalet Museum. Medal, numismaticsCarnavalet museum, medal collection Right to the left of Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte; Reverse head of the Republic on the left, laureate.Piefort for testing of the 20 francs of the Second Republic, 1848 Jean-Pierre Montagny (1789-1862). Piefort for testing the 20-francs of the second republic, 1848. Golden copper. 1848.August II (medal) Wermuth, Christian (1661 1739)MAUGER, Jean (n.1648-D.1722-09-09), take of Valence in 1656 (Valence-sur-Pô, in Italy) (main title), 1677. Bronze copper alloy. Orange patina. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.Bliżej Kultury Mennica Bruksela, Lefèvre, Julien (1907 1984), Lefèvre, Nina Victorine (1904 1981)Ferdinand VII (1784- 1833), King of Spain (March-May 1808 and 1814-1833) Armand-Auguste caked (1793-1881). Ferdinand VII (1784-1833), King of Spain (March-May 1808 and 1814-1833). Bronze.Carnavalet museum, medal collection Right registration on three lines in a frieze of pearls and pirouettes followed by a foil; Reverse head of the Republic with the Phrygian cap on the left.Florin from England from Victoria, 1860; England, Victoria, Florin, 1860. Silver coin. Front: crowned head of the queen to the left. Year in writing. Reverse: Four-crowned coats of arms. In the four corners two roses, a cloverleaf and a thistle. As a circumcision value indication. Cartant edge.Tribute to the revolutionaries of 1848 Anonymous. Tribute to the revolutionaries of 1848. Brass.sesterce; Trajan (53-117; Roman emperor 98-117); 104-111 (104-00-00-111-00-00);Roma (mitol.), Semerau -Siemianowski, Władysław (1849-1938) - collection, trajan (Roman emperor - 53-117) - iconography, gift (provenance), heads, heads, laurel wreaths, spearClement XI (Giovanni Francesco Albani, 1649-1721), Pope 1700 obverse. Dated: 1704. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 4.27 cm (1 11/16 in.). Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Giovanni Hamerani.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), 1804 Etienne Montagny (1816-1895). 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), 1804. Silver copper, 1804.Bliżej Kultury unknown, Dassier, Jeancrown thaler; Stanis Aw August Poniatowski (Polish King; 1764-1795), Brenn, Efraim (Fl. 1774-1792); 1788 (1788-00-00-1788-00-00);Confederation of the Rhine, July 1806. Jean-Pierre Droz (1746-1823) and Nicolas Brenet (1770-1846). Confederation of the Rhine, July 1806. Bronze, 1806.Benjamin Franklin 1859 Joseph H. Merriam. Benjamin Franklin. Joseph H. Merriam. American. 1859. Copper. Made in Boston, Massachusetts, United StatesSociety of Arts Medal, Mercury and Minerva. Artist: Medalist: William Wyon (British, Birmingham 1795-1851 Brighton). Culture: British. Dimensions: Diameter: 2 1/16 in. (52 mm). Date: 1826. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Bliżej Kultury unknown, Dassier, JeanLouis Phillippe Joseph, Duke of Orleans (1747-1793), dit Philippe Egalité, 1789. Etain. Paris, Carnavalet museum. NumismaticsAnonymous. "Peace and commerce", April 1814. Red copper (obverse). Paris, Carnavalet museum. Medal, numismaticsCarnavalet museum, medal collection Droit Bust draped of Louis XVI on the right, wearing a Phrygian cap.Attributed to Niccolò Fiorentino, Nonnina Praying (reverse) Nonnina Praying reversedenarius; Trajan (53-117; Roman emperor 98-117); 112-117 (112-00-00-114-00-00);Mars (mitol.), Heads, laurel wreaths, spearsTo the winners of the Barricades, 1848 (dummy title) Anonymous. To the winners of the Barricades, 1848. Brass.Festival of the Concorde, May 21, 1848 Anonymous. Festival of La Concorde, May 21, 1848. Copper.A medal commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Vienna relief The Berlin medal coin LoosLouis-Philippe d'Orleans (1773-1850), Duke of Orleans, King of the French (1830-1848), 1818 Jacques-Augustin Dieudonn� (1795-1873). Louis-Philippe d'Orleans (1773-1850), Duke of Orleans, King of the French (1830-1848), 1818. Bronze.Reinado de Isabel II; Ceca: Barcelona P. S. Ochenta reales de oro; Anverso; Año 1841.Festival of the Concorde, May 21, 1848 Anonymous. Festival of La Concorde, May 21, 1848. Copper.Piece of 2 francs in silver of the Third Republic, 1908 Louis Oscar Roty (1846-1911). Part of 2 francs in silver of the Third Republic, 1908. Money. 1908.Bliżej Kultury Royal thai mintDiva Giulia obverse. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 3.49 cm (1 3/8 in.) gross weight: 29.44 gr (0.029 kg) axis: 6:00. Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: ANTICO.Carnavalet museum, medal collection Right registration on six lines; Marianne's head back to the right.Hundredth anniversary of Cornelia Bierens. Silver medal. Front: breastpiece woman with cap inside. Downside: c in radiant snake soil between palm and laurel branch, burning lamp and winged hourglass on console, which cloth hangs with inscriptionWarsaw Ducat; Fryderyk August (King Saxon, Warsaw book; 1750-1827), Beiki, Jakub (1772-1827); 1812 (1812-00-00-1812-00-00);Commemorative medal Franz Xaver GabelsbergerTest for the 20 francs of the Second Republic, 1848 Henry Alexis Tournier. Test for the 20-francs of the Second Republic, 1848. Or. 1848.Double Poland - 50 z. Aleksander and Romanov (Russian emperor; Polish king; 1777-1825), Beiki, Jakub (1772-1827); 1819 (1817-00-00-1817-00-00);Anonymous. Piefort of the double tournament of Louis XIII, 1618. Cuper, 1618. Musée Carnavalet, Histoire de Paris.Gold test of a piece of 2 francs in silver of Napoleon III, 1854 Albert-desired barr� (1818-1878). Gold test of a piece of 2 francs in silver of Napoleon III, 1854. Or. 1854.Benedetto Varchi, 1502-1565, Florentine Historian and Man of Letters obverse. Dated: c. 1561. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 5.14 cm (2 in.) gross weight: 56.81 gr (0.125 lb.) axis: 12:00. Medium: bronze//Late cast. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Domenico Poggini.Bliżej Kultury unknownEarly Plastic Sample, 1862-1900. Maker Unknown. Green plastic disc... Centre marked: Parksine Exhibition Medal Awarded 1862, A. Parkes, Birmingham, Patentee. Reverse is red plastic with the raised profile of Prince Albert and marked around the edge: Prince Albert Consort of Queen Victoria.. A replica of the bronze medal awarded to Alexander Parkes at the 1862 exhibition, made from Parksine.Token of the Commerce Discount Fund, November 24, 1797 Bertrand Andrieu (1761-1822). Token of the Commerce Discount Fund, November 24, 1797. Copper.Carnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionWilliam Pitt. Artist: Medalist: Thomas Wyon the Younger (British, 1791-1817). Culture: British. Dimensions: Diameter: 7 13/16 in. (198 mm). Date: 1813. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Take on Girona, January 25, 1711 (main title), 1711. Alloy at low point of merger. Brown patina. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.Great Britain, Jerzy VI (1936  1952), 6 pens; 1942 Mint London, Paget, Thomas Humphrey (1893 1974), Kruger Gray, George Edward (1880 1943)Exhibit of 20 francs in gold of the Third Republic, 1907 Jules-Cl�ment Chaplain (1839-1909). Exhibit of 20 francs in gold of the Third Republic, 1907. Or. 1907.Medal Commemorating Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry (1785-1819) and the Battle of Lake Erie (obverse), 1813. Moritz Fürst (Hungarian, 1782-1882). Bronze; diameter: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.). This medal commemorating the Battle of Lake Erie on 10 September 1813 is one of a series of 27 medals commemorating American successes during the War of 1812, struck by special resolution of Congress. These medals were awarded to naval commanders in gold and to their officers in silver. The bronze examples are restrikes.Planets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Galerie métallique des grands hommes français (Great Men of France), Matthias Nicoles Marie Vivier, French, 1793 - 1830, Cast bronze, Bust of C. Simon Farart., France, 1818, metalwork, Decorative Arts, Medal, MedalCharles XI, 1655-1697, King of Sweden 1660, and Ulrica Leonora of Denmark, d. 1693, Queen of Sweden 1680 obverse. Dated: 1680. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 4.8 cm (1 7/8 in.) gross weight: 42.08 gr (0.093 lb.) axis: 12:00. Medium: lead. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Arvid Karlsteen.Dupré, Guillaume (n.1576 - D.1643), Côme II de Médicis (main title). Copper alloy. Clear brown patina. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.sesterce; Marek Aureliusz (121-180; Roman emperor 161-180), Faustina M Osza (Ca 130-176; Roman Empress 161-176); 161-176 (161-00-00-176-00-00);Piece of 2 francs in silver of the Third Republic, 1914 Louis Oscar Roty (1846-1911). Part of 2 francs in silver of the Third Republic, 1914. Money. 1914.Carnavalet museum, medal collection Right registration on four lines; Reverse head on the right of Republic in Ceres; On the left, beam of Lictor summoned with a hand of justice and, on the right, Olivier branch.Louis XVI (1754-1793), King of France (1774-1792) P. G. Liénard (1849-1900). Louis XVI (1754-1793), King of France (1774-1792). Silver copper repulsed.We swear to maintain the Constitution, "1848 (dummy title) Anonymous. We swear to maintain the Constitution, 1848 Brass.John III Sobieski (1674-1696), coronation medal; 1676Carnavalet museum, medal collection Etienne Cabet's right right on the right; Reverse registration on four lines.Carnavalet museum, medal collectionRzeczpospolita Polska (1922-1938), 100 (without the name of the denomination), sample, Warsaw; 1922 Mint of Warsaw, Wasiewicz, WładysławCarnavalet museum, medal collection Right -to -right right to the Phrygian cap, thin greenery friezes around the periphery; Reverse registration on six lines, thin friezes of greenis around the periphery.Portrait medal of Mary Tudor Queen of England (obverse); Allegory of Mary Tudor's Reign (reverse). Artist: Jacopo Nizolla da Trezzo (Italian, Milan 1515/19-1589 Madrid). Dimensions: Diam. 6.7 cm; wt. 69.11 g.. Date: model 1554 (contemporary cast).Mary, daughter of King Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon, ascended the throne of England in 1553. Her initial popularity diminished rapidly due to her persecution of Protestants and her marriage to King Philip II of Spain. The most spectacular of da Trezzo's medals, this work features a portrait based on a 1554 painting by Anthonis Mor, retaining that picture's elaborately brocaded gown and jewel with an enormous pearl (later owned by the actress Elizabeth Taylor). The reverse of Queen Mary's medal praises the benefits of her reign: a peaceful realm and reconciliation with Rome. The allegorical figure of Peace sets fire to the implements of war, while in the background figures are beset by storms, a reference to the state of England before MaLudwik IX Rault, Louis (1847 1903)Carnavalet museum, medal collection