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Historical Medals

A collection of bronze and silver historical medals featuring intricate designs and historical figures, reflecting artistic craftsmanship from different eras.

Stad Augsburg, Sebastian Dadler, 1629 history medal Silver medal. Front: View of the Stad Augsburg under Coat of arms, flanked by two angels with a change. Reverse: Johannes the Baptist with Aureool keeps lamb with aureool, Bible and cross in hand within Inverschruit Dresden silver (metal) striking (metalworking) Augsburg
Stad Augsburg, Sebastian Dadler, 1629 history medal Silver medal. Front: View of the Stad Augsburg under Coat of arms, flanked by two angels with a change. Reverse: Johannes the Baptist with Aureool keeps lamb with aureool, Bible and cross in hand within Inverschruit Dresden silver (metal) striking (metalworking) Augsburg
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Double Determen in the name of the VOC and the city of Utrecht with Jaartal1790, Willem II (King of the Netherlands), 1840 - 1843 coin Copper mint. Front: on the beam, including Garlande, standing, crowned coat of arms of the city of Utrecht. Reverse: monogram of the VOC, above which mint sign star and including fictional year 1790. Smooth edge. Surabaya copper (metal) striking (metalworking)Set of coin crown korunas CZK Czech Republic shows lion from Olomouc Zoo Set of coin crown korunas CZK Czech Republic shows lion from Olomouc Zoo ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property released Copyright: xZoonar.com/ASxphotographyx 9692765 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property releasedUnveiling of the statue of Rembrandt van Rijn in Amsterdam 1852, Johan Philip Menger, 1852 history medal Bronze medal, on the front the statue with a changeover, on the downside between together laurel branches a palette with brushes with inscription, a radiant star in the background. Utrecht bronze (metal) striking (metalworking)Midwifery of the city of The Hague, Nicolaas van Swinderen, 1739 Silver medal. Front: crowned coat of arms in cartouche, flanked by two lying lions; In the background: town hall and Grote Kerk; Cut: monogram of letters S and C. Rail side: sitting woman, representing justice, with scale in the left hand and with right hand resting on rowing bundle with ax within Covering The Hague silver (metal) striking (metalworking) The HagueCarnavalet museum, medal collectionPenning on the occasion of the 300th anniversary of the Athenaeum Illustre Amsterdam, 1632-1932, Athenaeum Illustre Amsterdam, c. 1932 history medal Bronze medal in honor of the 300th anniversary of the Athenaeum Illustre Amsterdam (the predecessor of the University of Amsterdam) in 1932. Front: inscription; In the middle a gate flanked by two stylistic trees, representing the Agnieten Chapel on the old Zijdse Voorburgwal in Amsterdam. Below seven characters, representing the 6 faculties of the university. From left to right the sign of the Faculty of Arts, Economics, Rights, Het Wapen van Amsterdam, the Faculty of Mathematics, Medicine and Theology. Under the sign of the Faculty Theology, the initials of the medailleur can be distinguished. Reverse: inscription and an oil lamp-like object. Above a flame the letters PK (stylistically written in each other) can be read. Amsterdam bronze (metal) striking (metalworking) AmsterdamMedal of Louis VIIIRoi. Subject: King Louis VIII, 1223-1226 Engraver: Armand Auguste Caqué, French, 1793-1881Opening of the canal from Bergen to Tournai, in honor of William I Frederik, King of the Netherlands, Joseph Pierre Braemt, 1826 history medal Silver medal. Front: breastpiece man inside change. Downside: face within the barrier between Bergen and Tournai; In addition, Genius van Arts and industry floats with flame on head and pennant with inscription; On the left is river god with water jug, rowing span and stuffed horn in abundance; Right woman with water jug and rowing spane; Cut: Inscription Brussels silver (metal) striking (metalworking) Canal from Mons to Tournai. Bergen (Belgium). Tour. Scheldt. HareOPNAME OF SALZBURG emigrants in Nederland, Christian Wermuth, 1733 history medal Silver medal. Front: man in armor with arrow bundle in hand sheltered with his shield two women, man who holds hats in hand and child within German -speaking change; Cut: year. Downside: The Netherlands, depicted as a woman leaning on coatschild and with spear with freedom hat on it in hand, in the background of the sea, above her head an inverted horn of abundance within a German -speaking change; Cut: Inscription. Gotha silver (metal) striking (metalworking) Trinity Church. BreskensRenovation of the Stadsschouwburg in Amsterdam 1873, Jacob Samuel Cohen Elion, 1873 history medal Significant bronze medal, on the front Apollo with Lier and Oak leaves in front of the throne of the Amsterdam city goddess, in the midst of sculpture, painting and architecture, on the downside fourteen lines with reversal. bronze (metal) striking (metalworking)Medal of Kittanning Destroyed, French and IndianWar. Artist: UnknownTwenty -five year old wedding by Jan Antony Smits van Nieuwerkerk and Jacoba Petronella Dorothea Bouvy 1871, Jacob Samuel Cohen Elion, 1871 history medal Bronze medal, on the front under one helmet two coats of arms on an ornamental base, with weasels like tenants, everything on two merged palm branches, on the reverse nineteen lines of text. bronze (metal) striking (metalworking)Visit by Emperor Frans Josef van Austria to Paris 1867 ,, 1867 history medal Brass medal with Doorborning, on the front the portrait of Frans Josef to the right with a change, the Austrian eagle on the downside. brass (alloy) striking (metalworking)Lodewijk Napoleon, King of Holland, Connetable de France, George (medalur), 1806 - 1810 history medal Silver medal. Front: breastpiece man inside change. Reverse: Crowned coat of arms Utrecht silver (metal) striking (metalworking)Carnavalet museum, tokens collectionStay of Willem V and Wilhelmina van Pruisen in Amsterdam, Penning awarded by the council to the citizens, Johan George Holtzhey, 1768 history medal Silver medal. Front: breastpiece man and woman inside change. Reverse: Genius with coat of arms sitting in front of the stack of warning and rowing bundle with ax over inscription Amsterdam silver (metal) striking (metalworking) AmsterdamCarnavalet museum, medal collection Lauriers crown law.Exalted from the Prince of Orange to Stadholder, Martin Holtzhey, 1747 history medal Silver medal. Front: breastpiece man above inscription in decorative frame inside Covering. Reverse: Planets that describe track around the sun within the change and signs of zodiac Amsterdam silver (metal) striking (metalworking)Medal of Founding of theNetherlands. Artist: Paul Manship, American, 1885-1966 Manufacturer: Circle of Friends of the MedallionCarnavalet museum, medal collectionGrahal-Manzara. Carnavalet 2013-2016 collection sites. Numismatics.Death of Maria Louise, Princess of Oranje-Nassau, Nicolaas van Swinderen, 1765 history medal Silver medal. Front: breastpiece woman with veil inside Cover. Downside: Graftombe, on which is skull on palm and bay branch, shot by radiant star wreath; Two Genii with coat of arms at the foot of tomb; In the background of the city in the background; Cut: Inscription Leeuwarden silver (metal) striking (metalworking)Imitation of a copper coin from Bombay ,, 1780 - 1830 coin Copper mint. Imitation of a copper coin from Bombay. Front: Monogram of the English East India Company. Reverse: Libra with a uniform inscription in Arabic letters: Adil = justice. Banjarmasin copper (metal) striking (metalworking)Medal of Henri IIIRoi. Subject: Henry III, King of France, French, 1551-1589, ruled 1574-89 Engraver: Armand Auguste Caqué, French, 1793-1881Death of Queen Marie-Henriette of Belgium 1902, J. Jourdain, 1902 history medal Bronze medal, on the front the bust of Marie-Henriette to the left with a change, a landscape with a veiled woman at a grave on which an urn and a palm branch. bronze (metal) striking (metalworking)Carnavalet museum, medal collection Right bust to the left of Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte; Reverse Republic based on a column base and holding a sword in the right hand.Death of Johannes de Bruine, pastor in De Knipe, Staveren, Sluis, Wezel, Dordrecht and The Hague, Tielman Sluyter, 1722 Silver oval medal. Front: skull, extinguished torch, winged hourglass, Bible and other books on altar with medallion with inscription, radiant olive wreath; Cut: Inscription. Reverse: inscription; At the bottom of inspection and masters Netherlands silver (metal) striking (metalworking) The Knipe. Stavoren. Lock. Wesel. Dordrecht. The HagueAward of Honor for Honor to the Belgian Municipalities, M. Borrel, 1831 history medal Silver medal. Front: Zaal of National Congress from above; Cut: Inscription. Reverse: inscription inside Omnipia silver (metal) striking (metalworking) BrusselsOpening of Crystal Palace in London 1854, Pinches, 1854 history medal Tinen medal, on the front a woman with palm branch and key that opens doors with inscription industry and science, in the midst of symbols of agriculture, industry and science, on the reverse the Crystal Palace with display. London tin (metal) striking (metalworking)Establishment of the Freemason Loge "Grand Orient" in Brussels, Jean-Baptiste Clément Jouvenel, 1832 history medal Silver medal. Front: Displaced by sunlight, Phoenix rises with acaciawijg in mouth on smoke; in his left -wing claw he keeps circle and benchmark; In the background temple -like building indoor display. Reverse: inscription under a flaming star containing letter g and upper shop hook Brussels silver (metal) striking (metalworking) BrusselsMauger, Jean (n.1648-D.1722-09-09), Louis XIV: rescue to the Dutch (main title). Metal. Golden bronze. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.Medal of Louis XIV titled Hispanis Victis ad Carthaginem Novam (French Victory over Spain) 1683”. Artist: Jean Mauger, French, 1648-1722Honorand: Louis XIV, King of France, French, 1638-1715, ruled 1643-1715Inauguration of Willem V, Prince of Oranje-Nassau, as a hereditary stadholder of the Netherlands, Theodorus Victor van Berckel, 1766 history medal Silver medal. Front: Breastpiece young man inside Cover. Reverse: Duke of Brunswijk in Roman clothing, points his pupil Willem V, also in Roman clothing to altar with inscription within Overschrift; Cut: Inscription Rotterdam silver (metal) striking (metalworking)Medal of Queen Victoria DiamondJubilee. Subject: Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, British, 1819-1901, ruled 1837-1901 Mint: Royal Mint, London Artist: George William de Saulles, British, 1862-1903 Designer Thomas Brock, British, 1847-1922Medal ofTendresse. Artist: Henri Dropsy, French, 1885-1969Literary company v.w. in Amsterdam, Penning awarded to H.J. Foppe, Hendrik de Heus, 1825 award medal Golden medal. Front: Letters V and W in the Oikeloof wreath. Reverse: inscription inside laurel wreath. Netherlands gold (metal) striking (metalworking) AmsterdamCarnavalet museum, tokens collectionMedal of William I, Frederick III, William II, and the new Reichstagbuilding. Subject: William I, King of Prussia, 1797-1888, ruled 1861-88 Subject: Frederick III, King of Prussia, 1831-1888, ruled 1888 Subject: William II, King of the Netherlands, 1792-1849, ruled 1840-49Protection of Sweden by the French, Anonymous, 1679 history medal Silver medal. Front: Kroon, Rijksappel, Sword and Scepter on a Korenschoof in Cover. Reverse: Haan sitting on Rijksappel Inside Cover Karlberg Palace (possibly) silver (metal) striking (metalworking) NijmegenMedal Commemorating the Baptism of the King ofRome. Subject: Napoleon Bonaparte, French, 1769-1821 Artist: Bertrand Andrieu, French, 1761-1822Four hundredth anniversary of the insane asylum in Utrecht 1861, David van der Kellen (1804-1879), 1861 history medal Bronze medal, on the front ten lines text within a laurel wreath, on the reverse eleven lines of text. Utrecht bronze (metal) striking (metalworking)Coronation from Frans II to German Emperor in Frankfurt, Anonymous, 1792 history medal Silver medal. Front: Keizerskroon above Rijksappel for crossed scepter and sword within Overschrift. Reverse: Inscription silver (metal) striking (metalworking) Frankfurt am MainMedal of DanielWebster. Subject: Daniel Webster Engraver: Charles Cushing Wright, American, 1796-1854Jean-Ferdinand van Beughem, bishop of Antwerp, Philippe Roëttiers (II), 1687 history medal Silver medal. Front: breastpiece man inside change. Reverse: coat of arms under bishop's hat above inscription. Antwerp silver (metal) striking (metalworking) AntwerpKarlowitz Convention between the Emperor, Poland, Russia, Venice and Turkey, Georg Hautsch, 1699 history medal Silver medal. Front: breastpiece man with laurel wreath inside change. Reverse: winged victory with laurel wreath and head of Janus, in the background of rising sun inside; cut: inscription; lace Nuremberg silver (metal) striking (metalworking) Sremski Karlovci. Vojvodina. Poland. Siberia. Venice. TurkijeVERGADERING VAN of Royal Society of Numismatics of Belgium in 1875, Leopold Wiener, 1875 history medal Bronze medal, on the front the bust of Frans van Mieris to the right with a change, seven lines of text on the reverse. bronze (metal) striking (metalworking)Medal from England parodying the German medal anticipating the capture ofParis. Artist: UnknownThe Avery LibraryMedal. Artist: Victor Brenner, American, 1871-1924 Maker: Tiffany and Company, American, founded 1837Take Douai on July 6, 1667 (main title). Alloy with low melting point. Brown patina. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.Carnavalet museum, medal collection Right registration on twelve lines; Reverse head of the Republic on the left.William I Frederik, King of the Netherlands, chosen by English and Americans as a referee in a dispute across border separations, Pieter Otto van der Chijs (attributed to), 1829 history medal Silver medal. Front: breastpiece man inside change. Reverse: inscription Inside Eikekrans Netherlands silver (metal) striking (metalworking) England. United States of AmericaDenarius of Augustus, Emperor of Rome from Italy (uncertainmints). Ruler: Augustus, Emperor of Rome, 63 B.C.-A.D. 14, ruled 27 B.C.-A.D. 14 Mint: Italy (uncertain mints) Artist: UnknownFoundation of the old men's and women's house of the diaconia of the Nederduitsch Reformed Municipality in Leeuwarden, Eise Andeles, 1758 history medal Silver medal. Front: Diaconiehuis Inside Covering; Cut: Inscription. Reverside: crowned coat of arms under Pennon with inscription, hanging on Oranjeboom, flanked by lion with two horns of abundance, one with flowers and fruits filled and from other money and bird with passer in claw inside; Cut: Inscription Leeuwarden silver (metal) striking (metalworking) LeeuwardenOn John Law and the Action Trade, Anonymous, 1720 Silver medal. Front: John Law with ship and piece of paper with inscription is in hand next to the cave from which half -naked old woman comes out, above it angel who blows praise on a double trumpet law's praise; Cut: Inscription. Reverse: Inscription Strasbourg (France) (Possible) silver (metal) striking (metalworking) FranceMedal of Anne of Austria (obverse) and (reverse), 1660. Jean Warin (French, 1604-1672). Bronze; diameter: 6 cm (2 3/8 in.). Jean Warin was the foremost medalist in 17th-century France. As the chief designer of coins, his relationship with King Louis XIII was exceptionally close; he convinced the king that commemorative medals were the most important artistic medium for propaganda. Warin revolutionized the production of medals by introducing the raised edge, allowing greater ease in striking medals. This change fueled the shift from casting medals to the more recently invented process of striking, or pressing medals from a die. This work is one of many he composed of Queen Anne of Austria (1601-1666). Although she was born in Spain as the Infanta, or princess, of Spain and Portugal, her title "of Austria" refers to her Hapsburg heritage as well as her title of Archduchess of Austria. The reverse depicts a blooming lily, a symbol of France, and is inscribed "its glories in its divine noCarnavalet museum, medal collection Bust law of Denis affre to the right; Reverse registration on five lines above a Phrygian hat.Medal of WilliamShakespeare. Artist: William Joseph Taylor, British, 1802-1885Indian Peace Medal of ZacharyTaylor. Subject: Zachary Taylor, American, 1784-1850 Artist: John Gadsby Chapman, American, 1808-1889Huismunt beaten by order of the Society of Benevolence worth five cents, for the ordinary colonies, Anonymous, 1818 - 1859 coin One -sided zinc mint. Front: Inscription top value indication. Reverse: Blanco. Netherlands zinc striking (metalworking)Death of Willem II, King of the Netherlands, Johannes Petrus Schouberg, 1849 history medal Silver medal. Front: breastpiece man inside change. Reverse: Inscription Utrecht silver (metal) striking (metalworking) TilburgSprinkle medal on the inauguration of Willem II, Anonymous, 1840 history medal Bronze medal. bronze (metal)Medal: John Paul Jones (reverse). Jules Dupré (French, 1811-1889). Bronze; diameter: 5.8 cm (2 5/16 in.).Medal. Silver medal. Front: woman in Roman clothing with diadem on head, presenting industry, holds a laurel wreath in her outstretched right hand and rest with her other hand on a coat of arms inside; Cross off: year and signature. Downside: inscription above crowned coat of arms within oak wreath, to which three cartouches are attached containing a team, a three-master and a steam engine. The medal has been marked with the mercury staff of the national intake.Medal: America -- Abundance , 1900s. Albert Laessle (American, 1877-1954). Bronze; diameter: 7.4 cm (2 15/16 in.).Carnavalet museum, medal collectionThe Burmah Medal, 1824-26 1826 Medalist: William Wyon British. The Burmah Medal, 1824-26. Medalist: William Wyon (British, Birmingham 1795-1851 Brighton). British. 1826. Bronze. Medals and PlaquettesPhilip, Baron von Stosch, antiquarian, archaeologist and collector, Giovanni Battista Pozzi, 1717 Bronze medal. Front: breastpiece man inside change. Reverse: Inscription Rome bronze (metal) casting10 Mark from Germany, Saksen, 1921 ,, 1921 coin Porcelain pseudomunt with gilded edge. Front: Boer half -fitted with sickle and ears, above which year. Reverse: Within decoration value designation in two lines. Around a country indication. Smooth edge. porcelain castingIn honor of the casualties in September and October, Adrien Hippolyte Veyrat, 1830 history medal Silver medal. Front: pyramid on which a urn with Rouwoek; on pyramid inscription; straightforward willow; Left: cross -pacifier and antique sword; on cut: inscription. Reverse: inscription between laurel and oak branch Belgium silver (metal) striking (metalworking) BelgiumCarnavalet museum, tokens collectionBliżej Kultury unknown, Werner, Peter Paul (1689 1771)Medal of Napoleon I fromParis. Subject: Napoleon Bonaparte, French, 1769-1821 Mint: Paris Engraver: Jean-Pierre Montagny, French, 1789-1862Carnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionOld Russian copper coin. Antique copper coin 5 kopecks with the image of the coat of arms of the Russian Empire. Copyright: xZoonar.com/GalinaxTolochkox 5738084Carnavalet museum, medal collectionisolated object on white - coin ThailandClose-up of an American coinCarnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionMedal of Great Seal Centennial of the UnitedStates. Artist: Charles E. Barber, American, born England, 1840-1917Man Island, Elżbieta II (1952 ), ½ Pensa, Tadworth; 1983 Tadworth (Pobjoy Mint), Machin, Arnold (1911 1999), Lindsay, Leslie'Piece d'Essai', beaten according to the procedure of Salneuve with the Munt presses produced in Paris, intended for the coins of the Kingdom of Holland, Anonymous, 1808 Front: Inscription. Reverse: inscription; lace Utrecht bronze (metal) striking (metalworking)ButtonEuro Cent in cottonCarnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionIberian period coins, Iberian culture, Iberian Museum of Jaén, Andalusia, Spain.Amethyst ring stone Post Classical. Amethyst ring stone. Post Classical. Amethyst. GemsMedal , 1900s. Marie Alexandre Lucien Coudray (French, 1864-1932). Bronze; diameter: 6.9 cm (2 11/16 in.).money finance coin Germany commemorative coin 1st world flight of the airship ""Graf Zeppelin"" 1929 silver with portraits of Ferdinand Graf Zeppelin Dr. Hugo Eckener & Ludwig D»rr,MONEDA DE 2000 PESETAS DE 1995-ANVERSO Y REVERSO-FONDO MONETARIO INTERNAC/BANCO DE ESPAÑA. JUAN CARLOS I DE BORBON (1938-). JUAN CARLOS I DE ESPAÑA (1938-).100th anniversary of the life insurance company 'Oude Haagsche from 1836', 1936 medal Octagonal press paper of black bronze with bronze medal of the life insurance company 'Oude Haagsche from 1836' with kneeling woman, and profil to the right, which holds the small child and gives a kiss, within Kerschrift. In the sloping surface inscription, with the coat of arms of The Hague between Oranjetakjes at the front. Netherlands manufacturer: Voorschoten presse-papier: iron (metal). penning: bronze (metal) mother and baby or young child The HagueMexico (Republic), 2 Pesos, Mexico City, 2011 Mexico City mint20 Heller from Hallein,Notgeld. Mint: Hallein