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A selection of historical medals, each depicting symbolic imagery and inscriptions, showcasing craftsmanship and historical significance in metalworking.

Intake of Hoei, Calculation Medal in honor of Philip V, King of Spain, Philippe Roëttiers (II), 1705 live Silver medal. Front: crowned coat of arms, hanging out with the order of the Golden Fleece and the Order of the Holy Spirit within Covering. Reverse: Philip, harnessed on horseback with sword in the Obliger outright hand; Cut: Inscription Antwerp silver (metal) striking (metalworking)
Intake of Hoei, Calculation Medal in honor of Philip V, King of Spain, Philippe Roëttiers (II), 1705 live Silver medal. Front: crowned coat of arms, hanging out with the order of the Golden Fleece and the Order of the Holy Spirit within Covering. Reverse: Philip, harnessed on horseback with sword in the Obliger outright hand; Cut: Inscription Antwerp silver (metal) striking (metalworking)
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Opening of the spring between Amsterdam and Akersloot, Anonymous, 1888 history medal Silver medal. Front: View of Amsterdam and Haven on the IJ under the inscription. Reverse: View of the church of Akersloot and surrounding houses under inscription. Netherlands silver (metal) engraving ferry Amsterdam. Akersloot25 Copies from Russia van Tsar Alexander II, 1858 ,, 1858 coin Silver coin. Front: double -headed crowned eagle with spread wings and with small coats of arms on his wings and on his chest a large, with a knighthood covered coat of arms and in his legs a scepter and a crowned ball. A crown with ribbon above the eagle. Reverse: between two tied branches a crown, where in two lines the value designation. Under this year, including in the Cyrillic the letters S, P and B = Sint Petersburg. Cable edge. Sint-Petersburg silver (metal) striking (metalworking)Two hundred anniversary of the Stadsschouwburg stage in Amsterdam 1838, David van der Kellen (1804-1879), 1838 history medal Silver medal, on the front seven lines of text under an Amsterdam city weapon, sprouting between Egelantieraktaks from a beehorf, with a change, on the reverse nine lines of text under a rosette, with a change. Utrecht silver (metal) striking (metalworking)Carnavalet museum, tokens collectionDriebutken van de Three Cities, 1560, Three Cities, 1560 coin Silver coin. Front: incised coat of arms of Kampen on a long decorated cross. Year 60 in Omnift. Reverse: incised coats of arms of the three cities, in the center of Letter C. Deventer silver (metal) striking (metalworking)Brabant Free declared, Theodorus Victor van Berckel, Anonymous (Rejected Attribution), 1790 history medal Silver medal. Front: Inside Lauwerkrans. Reverse: inscription Inside Lauwerkrans Brabant silver (metal) striking (metalworking) BrabantCarnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionGrahal-Manzara. Carnavalet 2013-2016 collection sites. Numismatics.Norbert Roettiers (1666-1727). DECEMENT OF SEIZED DENIERS OF THE MINES DE FRANCE DE LOUIS XV, 1723. Cuper, 1723. Paris, Musée Carnavalet. Numismatics, currency room, 18th 18th 18th 18th 18th 18th 18 century, partSestertius (Coin) Portraying Emperor Gordianus. Roman. Date: 238 AD-244 AD. Dimensions: Diam. 3 cm; 15.56 g. Bronze. Origin: Roman Empire. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: ANCIENT ROMAN.Death of Peter van Schooten, professor in Mathematics in Leiden, Anonymous, 1679 history medal Silver medal. Front: the scholar performs measurements in his study in the Overschrift. Tours side: Helmed coat of arms Inside Cover Netherlands silver (metal) striking (metalworking) LeidenSupport from the United Netherlands on Denmark in the war with Sweden, Anonymous, 1658 live Copper medal. Front: Crowned lion with bundle of seven arrows in right and scales in the left-wing claw above the year within Koverschrift. Reverse: Freedom Hood, surrounded by edge of seven with ribbon bound crowned coats of arms within Covering Netherlands copper (metal) striking (metalworking) Faröer. SwedenCoin Depicting Zeus Akraios. Roman. Date: 14 AD-37 AD. Dimensions: Diam. 2.5 cm; 7.42 g. Bronze. Origin: Roman Empire. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: ANCIENT ROMAN.Denarius (Coin) Depicting the God Jupiter 87 BCE Roman Empire. On the front of this coin, the god Jupiter is depicted bearded and wearing a crown of laurels. A sceptre can be seen at his lower left.On the back (reverse), a type of chariot called a quadriga is depicted.. Silver . Ancient RomanElection medal of the city of Leeuwarden, medal for the electors of magistrate members, Andele Andeles, 1741 - 1745 Silver medal. Front: City Hall Inside Covering; Cut: Inscription. Reverse: View of the city from the south side under crowned coat of arms in Cartouche Inside Covering; Cut: Inscription. Leeuwarden silver (metal) striking (metalworking) Leeuwarden25 Kurush or 1/4 pounds from Turkey of Sultan Abdul Aziz, government year 3 = 1863 ,, 1863 coin Gold coin. Front: between two crossed holders, from which Tughra branches, above Tughra ring of stars. Under Tughra Government Year designation: 3. Rail side: within two tied branches three-faced inscription with coinplaats indication: Constantinople, including the designation year of the start: 1277 = 1861. Constantinople gold (metal) striking (metalworking)Memorial Munt of 6 1/4 Stuiver of the city of Groningen, 1672 ,, 1672 coin Silver square memorial coin. Front: between value designation: 6 1/4 st crowned composite coat of arms of the city and the Ommelanden. Year in reversal top left. Reverse: smooth. silver (metal) striking (metalworking)Coin Portraying Emperor Gallienus 253 CE-268 CE Roman Empire. Bronze . Ancient RomanDavid Hendrik baron chased, Anonymous, 1830 - 1832 history medal Unilateral copper oval medal. Front: breastpiece man with stitch on head inside. Reverse: Blanco. copper (metal)Prison in 's -Hertogenbosch, house currency worth 1 cent, Hendrikus Wansink, 1824 - 1831 coin one -sided coin. Front: Value designation under Roosje with four leaves. Reverse: Blanco the Bosch tin plate striking (metalworking) the BoschHuiszittenhuis in Leiden, poor shed that gave the right to a ton of peat, Anonymous, 1809 when distribution Square. Front: two crossed keys in hexagon, placed in rectangle; Below and above: inscription. Reverse: Monogram of letters H and S in window, placed in rectangle; around it: inscription. Leiden lead (metal) striking (metalworking) LeidenSupply Tegen 1914 (Groot Model), Johannes Cornelis Wienecke, 1914 history medal Bronze medal, on the front the Dutch Lion in a fenced garden, threatened by waves, with a change, on the reverse, a yellow -lied fire with inscription on a right -rising palm branch, between two orange branches. Utrecht bronze (metal) striking (metalworking)Coin Depicting the Goddess Tyche 31 BCE-476 CE Rome. On the front (obverse) of this coin, the goddess Tyche is depicted facing to the right and wearing a crown. On the back, the goddess Athena stands holding a spear.. Bronze . Ancient Roman4 Vintens or 80 Travel from Brazil for Goias and Mato Grosso of Prince-Regent Joao VI, 1811 ,, 1811 coin Copper mint. Front: under Kroon Value designation: LXXX. Under that year. Reverse: globe, around which ribbon, around vertical axis on pedestal. Smooth edge. Rio de Janeiro copper (metal) striking (metalworking)6 Shahi from Persia by Shah Nadir, 1148-1160 AH = 1735-1747, 115 - ,, 1737-1746 coin Silver coin. Front: Inside Circle in three lines Inscription: Indication of the Shah as Sultan. Round circle wide, smooth edge. Reverse: in Arabic characters in two lines rhyme. In the left part of second line coinstall designation: Isfahan. On the left under the year, partially readable: 115, last digit, under 5, did not end up on Mintplaatje. Beaten in Isfahan. Smooth edge. silver (metal) striking (metalworking)Midwifery of the city of 's-Hertogenbosch, Theodorus Casparus van Berckel, 1721 Silver medal. Front: View of Stad from the south side; In the foreground: St. Antononeschans and the Straatweg; Right: Scheepje; Cut: year. Reverse: town hall between other houses; In the foreground: carriage with two horses, dog and two pairs of people inside; Cut: monogram of letters S and C. the Bosch silver (metal) striking (metalworking) the BoschPanama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco, Penning awarded to Willem Witsen, Anonymous, 1915 award medal Bronze medal. Front: eagle with branch and arrows in claws, sitting on stump wood for coat of arms, in Cartouche, above Cartouche with a year within Verwruit. Reverse: inscription in Cartouche, above medallion with a change, resting on two lauwert branches within Kalchrift. bronze (metal) striking (metalworking) / gilding / engraving world fair, world exhibition San Francisco. Panama. Pacific. Caribean SeaPayment tok for punishment prison Leeuwarden, Unknown, in or after 1834 - in or before 1861 history medal Round tin disk with four all kinds. Netherlands iron (metal)Bricklayer, stonemason, leader, plumbing and pump makers' guild of Amsterdam, Gildepenning van Magiel Battalien, Anonymous, 1685 medal Brass medal. Front: pump under crown. Reverse: Plumbing Hammer above inscription and year Amsterdam brass (alloy) engraving AmsterdamReformed Diakonie in Amsterdam, a lead donated to newly arrived deacons and deacons, monogrammist cm (18th century), 1777 Silver medal. Front: poor -dressed woman, with spread hands sitting on stone; On her head a pigeon, on her shoulders a yoke and next to her a lamb inside; Cut: empty. Reverse: two loaves, of which upper letters carries slide, lying on the table covered with graceful rug indoors; Cut: year Amsterdam silver (metal) striking (metalworking) AmsterdamDeath of J. Schroetering, mayor of Hamburg, Anonymous, 1676 live Silver medal to wear. Front: bird, flying to tree, that ring around the trunk has inside change. Reverse: Doving candle inside Cover silver (metal) striking (metalworking) HamburgRuler: Antoninus Pius, Emperor of Rome, A.D. 86-161, ruled A.D. 138-161, Honorand: Faustina II, Empress consort of Marcus Aurelius, Roman, ca. 125-176, Mint, possibly by: Sardis, Coin of Antoninus Pius, Emperor ofRome, ca.145, Bronze, 22.01 g, 12:00, 34.6mm, Possibly made in Sardis, Lydia, Roman, 2ndcentury, NumismaticsCoin of Ptolemy IV, King of Egypt fromAlexandria. Ruler: Ptolemy IV, King of Egypt 222-204 B.C. Mint: AlexandriaWool -sheet buyers and cutting guild of Middelburg, Gildepenning with no. 11, Francois Baillet, 1595 medal Copper medal. Front: Lakenkoopman, standing behind the counter in his store measures with an tbsp fabric; Left and right: man and female. Road side: number 11 in decorated compartment under the year within edge of Sikkels Middelburg copper (metal) casting / engraving MiddelburgDukaat from Austria of Emperor Franz II, 1794 ,, 1794 coin Gold coin. Front: Louwered head from the prince to the right. Below that letter B = Kremnitz. Reverse: Crowned double -headed eagle, with a coat of arms crowned by a knighthood with jewel and with sword and scepter in his legs. Year at the end of the display. Cable edge. Kremnitz gold (metal) striking (metalworking)Unite: Charles I (obverse); Crowned Shield (reverse), 1630-1631. England, Charles I, 1625-1649. Gold; diameter: 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in.). When compared with the Charles I Unite struck in 1625 (1969.192), the finer work and clarity of detail in this work is remarkable. This coin and others of the same period were likely struck by the same form of mechanical process, although this was probably struck as a proof and not meant for circulation.Taler about the appointment of Johan Georg IV, Elector of Saxony as Knight of the Bullet by William III, Munted at shooting competitions in Dresden, 1693 coin Square silver coin. Front: Monogram of Johan Georg IV, surrounded by garter and crowned with Electoral hat, amidst four coats of arms. Rail side: Two crossed swords inside Wijnruit wreath, crowned with Electoral Hat, interrupted in the interpretation by four coats of arms. Dresden silver (metal) striking (metalworking) Dresden. SaxonyTwenty -five year old government anniversary of King William III 1874 ,, 1874 history medal Messing pennink with a hefty wearing eye, on the front the portrait of Willem III to the right with a change, on the reverse three lines of text with display. brass (alloy) striking (metalworking)Shilling of Frederik VI, King of Denmark, Anonymous, 1812 coin Copper mint. Front: crowned monogram of letters F and R; Between legs of letter R: Roman number VI. Reverse: inscription. Denmark copper (metal) striking (metalworking)Timmer's guild of Middelburg, Anonymous, 1738 medal Silver medal. Front: St. Joseph with turban on head, standing on pedestal; In the right hand an opened passer, in the left hand a benchmark inside decorative edge and two -way display. Reverse: drill, ax, square, saw, passlood, passer and hammer inside decorative edge and two -pure -like display; lace Middelburg silver (metal) casting / engraving MiddelburgCarnavalet museum, tokens collectionDenarius (Coin) Depicting the Goddess Roma 121 BCE Roman Empire. The denarius, introduced in 211 BCE, was the principal silver coin of Rome for five hundred years. The profilehead of the goddess Romaóthe personification of Romeówas the most popular image depicted on silver denarii in the second and first centuries BCE.. Silver . Ancient RomanPlaquette with allegorical performance about the Trouw, Anonymous, c. 1590 - c. 1596 Plaquette with allegorical performance about the Trouw. Sitting woman holds a cross in the right hand and a chalice and a host in the left hand, in the background a face on a village. tin (metal) casting Nova Zembla. Saving HuysPlaque with allegorical performance about the loyalty. Plaque with allegorical performance about the loyalty. Sitting woman holds a cross in the right hand and a chalice in the left hand and a host, in the background a view of a village.Willem Frederik, Prince of Oranje-Nassau, Souverein Vorst, Anonymous, 1813 One -sided silver oval open -up carrier, partially painted, with cable edge under the crown. Front: breastpiece man inside change. Reverse: Blanco Netherlands silver (metal) striking (metalworking)Death of Simon Episcopius 1643, 1643 history medal Poured silver medal, on the front side by side the truth and freedom, with a change, a field with a twelve -line inscription on the reverse, with a change. silver (metal) casting / engravingCoin Depicting an Olive Wreath Struck 30 CE-31 CE Israel. The front (obverse) of this coin depicts an olive wreath, while the back (reverse) depicts a type of sacred staff called a lituus.. Bronze . JudeanSaying in Rotterdam, Penning intended as evidence for peat carriers, fillers or tunners to be allowed to enter peat from the newlyered veins, Anonymous, 1769 identification medal One-sided lead medal with round top and rectangular underside, and hole in it. Front: Standing lion with coat of arms on chest between the year within Kerschrift. Reverse: Blanco. Rotterdam lead (metal) casting RotterdamAncient Roman and Greek coinsHekte (1/6 Stater) fromPhocaea. Mint: Phocaea Artist: UnknownHeusden Relief, Anonymous, 1787 history medal Zileveren Penning. silver (metal)Dutch Rooschelling, 1601, Province of Holland, 1601 coin Silver coin. Front: Inside fence crowned coat of arms of Holland. Year above Kroon. Reverse: long, richly decorated cross. A rose in the heart. Dordrecht silver (metal) striking (metalworking)Gouden Fanam Uit Mysore in India Van Kanthirava Narasa Raja Wodeyar I, 1638-1659,, 1638 - 1659 coin Gold coin. Front: Figure, around which dots. Reverse: unthinkable characters. Mysore gold (metal) striking (metalworking)Retro look Roman coins Vintage looking Ancient Roman coins on a black background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ClaudioxDiviziax 5853378The image of the medal in honor of Adam Naruszewicz and Maciej Sarbiewski from 1771, in: Collector's album: Figures of Polish medals to the work of X.B. Albertrande: Polish history with medals certified. prepared by Prince Henryk Lubomirski 1822 1830 arranged in order according to the List of Polish Medals by Feliks Bentkowski 1832 (item 384) unknown, Geiger, Andreas (1765 1856), Holzhaeusser, Johann Philip (1741 1792)Denarius (Coin) Portraying King Tatius. Roman. Date: 89 BC. Dimensions: DIam. 1.9 cm; 3.92 g. Silver. Origin: Roman Empire. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: ANCIENT ROMAN.Two memorial tokens of the old exhibition of Hendrik de Keyser in Amsterdam, 1846 Two memorial tokens of the old stock exchange of Hendrik de Keyser in Amsterdam. Illustration in a book from 1846 about the old and new exhibition of Amsterdam. print maker: Netherlandspublisher: Amsterdam paper steel engraving Fair of Hendrik de Keyser Two memorial tokens of the old stock exchange of Hendrik de Keyser in Amsterdam. Illustration in a book from 1846 about the old and new exhibition of Amsterdam. print maker: Netherlandspublisher: Amsterdam paper steel engraving Fair of Hendrik de KeyserPrison Ommerschans, House Munt Goten by order of the Society of Benevolence worth ten cents, Anonymous, in Works Council 1822 - in Or Before 1830 coin one -sided coin. Front: value indication within pearl edge; Left and right: Brand. Reverse: Blanco Ommerschans tin plate. silver (metal) striking (metalworking) OmmerschansButton (France); brass, nickle, silverPresence medal of the Tailor Guild in Amsterdam, 1710 ,, 1600 - 1700 history medal. medal Round picture brass engraved on the front scissors, on the reverse two lines of text, in the name of BASCH Barent brass (alloy) engravingThe image of August II Wettyn from 1730, on the occasion of Mühlberg maneuvers, in: Collector's album: Figures of Polish Medals to the work of X.B. Albertrande: Polish history with medals certified. prepared by Prince Henryk Lubomirski 1822 1830 arranged in order according to the List of Polish Medals by Feliks Bentkowski 1832 (item 262) unknown, Geiger, Andreas (1765 1856), Vestner, Georg Wilhelm (1677 1740)Surat -call from Bombay in India of the English Oostindische Compagnie (EIC), 1215 = 1801 ,, 1832 - 1835 coin Silver coin. Front: Inscription in Arabic characters. Reverside: Inscription in Arabic characters. Designation year: 1215 = 1801 at the top. Beaten in the years 1832-1835 in Bombay. Smooth edge. Moon silver (metal) striking (metalworking)antique chinese coin