Historical Medals and Coins

Bronze medals with historical figures and designs, featuring intricate details, showcasing numismatic art from various eras.

Confederation of the Rhine, July 1806 Bertrand Andrieu (1761-1822). Confederation of the Rhine. Bronze, July 1806.
Confederation of the Rhine, July 1806 Bertrand Andrieu (1761-1822). Confederation of the Rhine. Bronze, July 1806.
Gilbert Motier, Marquis de la Fayette (1757-1834), Marshal de Camp (1782), MP for the Constituent Assembly (1789-1791), Commander of the National Guard (1789-1791) P. G. Liénard (1849-1900). Gilbert Motier, Marquis de la Fayette (1757-1834), Marshal de Camp (1782), MP for the Constituent Assembly (1789-1791), Commander of the National Guard (1789-1791). Copper repulsed.Carnavalet museum, medal collectionCarnavalet museum, medal collection Stone head tire Leroux on the right; Reverse inscription on two lines, above a level of equality and below a faith.Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette / Birth of Dauphin Benjamin Duvivier (1730-1819). Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette / Birth of the Dauphin. Medal, 1782.P. G. Liénard (1849-00). Marie-Antoinette (1755-1793), Queen of France (1774-1792). Copper pushed. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 70709-9 Effigy, medal, numismatics, queen of FranceLouis XIII, 1601-1643, King of France 1610 obverse. Dated: 1623. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 6.6 cm (2 5/8 in.) gross weight: 85.15 gr (0.188 lb.) axis: 12:00. Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Guillaume Dupré.Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), General Chief of the Italian Army (1796-1797) Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), General General of the Italian Army (1796-1797). Golden brass.Carnavalet museum, medal collectionConfederation of the Rhine, July 1806 Bertrand Andrieu (1761-1822). Confederation of the Rhine. Bronze, July 1806.Alexandre Lenoir (1761-1839), archaeologist and heritage conservator, after 1795 P. G L�nard (1849-1900). Alexandre Lenoir (1761-1839), archaeologist and preservative of heritage, after 1795. Golden copper repulsed.Louis-Michel The Asslement de Romion French Office of Convention (1789-1791), distance to France, 1792-1793), 1793 Anonymous. Louis-Michel The Plezier de Saint-Felezeau (1760-1793), being deputed assemble, with the National Convention (1792-1793), 1793. Bronze. Paris, Carnalatalet Museum.Style of Antico, Luca de'Zuhari (obverse), probably 1490 1520 Luca de'Zuhari obverseNicolas-Marie Gardeaux (1751-1832), engraver in French medals, 1832 Jacques-Edouard Guards (1788-1881). Nicolas-Marie Guards (1751-1832), Engraver in French Medals. Bronze, 1832.Bliżej Kultury Monogramista A. V.Tribute of the Paris National Guard at Count of Artois, its Colonel General, November 4, 1815 Nicolas-Pierre Tiolier (1784-1853). Tribute of the Paris National Guard at Count of Artois, its Colonel General, November 4, 1815. Bronze, 1815.Nicolas de Bailleul, prevot from Paris dealers Anonymous. Nicolas de Bailleul, Provost of the Paris Dealers. MEDAL, 1623.Leon Gambetta (1838-1882), Member of the Government of National Defense (1870), President of the Chamber of Deputies (1879-1881), Chairman of the Council and Minister of Foreign Affairs (1881-1882), 1882 Jules-Cl�ment Chaplain (1839-1909). Leon Gambetta (1838-1882), Member of the Government of National Defense (1870), President of the Chamber of Deputies (1879-1881), Chairman of the Council and Minister of Foreign Affairs (1881-1882). Or, 1882.Medal; Designed by Augustin Dupré (French, 1748 - 1833); cast bronzeDenis Diderot (1713-1784), writer, philosopher and French encyclopedist, 1817 Joseph Fran�ois DOMARD (1792-1858). Denis Diderot (1713-1784), writer, philosopher and French encyclopedist. Bronze, 1817.John Croker, Medal on the Peace of Rijswijk, penning footage silver, bust of Willem III to the right omschrift: GVLIELMVS. III. DEIGRA: - MAG: w: FRA: ET: HIB: REX: (William III through God's grace King of Great Britain France and Ireland) King-Stadholder William III peace of RijswijkCarnavalet museum, medal collection Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte's right to the left; Reverse inscription on two lines under an eagle enclosing a snake and a bay branch.Luigi Manarfini (1771-1840). "Bonaparte / République Cisalpine, 1797". Bronze. 1797. Paris, Musée Carnavalet. 54295-13 Symbolic attribute, bronze, helmet, laurel wreath, French emperor, marianne, medal, pique, profile, portrait, female representation, cisalpine republic, French republicRound plaque with an embossed bust of Peter and legend: S. Petrus Apostolus, plaquette batter ground find tin metal, cast Round plaque depicting the bust of the apostle Peter in the form of deco rounded by two flower rosettes beaded edge Two small holes in the top edge for mounting on the hanging. Description: S. PETRUS APOSTOLUS archeology City Triangle Rotterdam Laurenskerk Apostle Saint Peter Devotion Bible Religion archaeological find in the soil Rotte behind Laurenskerk Rotterdam.Gilbert Motier, Marquis de la Fayette (1757-1834), Marshal de Camp (1782), MP for the Constituent Assembly (1789-1791), Commander of the National Guard (1789-1791) P. G Lénard. Gilbert Motier, Marquis de la Fayette (1757-1834), Marshal de Camp (1782), MP for the Constituent Assembly (1789-1791), Commander of the National Guard (1789-1791). Golden copper repulsed.Louis XVI (1754-1793), King of France (1774-1792) P. G. Liénard (1849-1900). Louis XVI (1754-1793), King of France (1774-1792). Golden copper repulsed.Carnavalet museum, medal collectionPeace of Luneville, 20 Pluviose An IX (February 9, 1801) Bertrand Andrieu (1761-1822). Peace of Lun�ville, 20 Pluvi�se An IX (February 9, 1801). Bronze. 1801.Carnavalet museum, medal collection Right head of Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte de Trois-Quarts Face; Reverse the helmeted republic holding a flag surmounted in his right hand over the Phrygian cap and in his left hand a palm, next to a column decorated with a beam of a lictor.Coin: Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte, President of the Republic, 1848 Anonymous. Corner: "Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte, President of the Republic, 1848". Steel. 1848.Carnavalet museum, medal collection Right bust to the left of Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte; Reverse inscription on four lines surmounted by a crown and a star all in a crown of bay leaves and oakNew York City to Col. James Duncan 1848 Charles Cushing Wright. New York City to Col. James Duncan. Charles Cushing Wright (1796-1854). American. 1848. BronzeWashington to Hamilton on Political Forbearance John A. Bolen. Washington to Hamilton on Political Forbearance. John A. Bolen (1826-1906). American. Bronze, giltSeventieth Birthday of Jan Bronner former professor of Sculpture in Amsterdam 1952, Vincent Pieter Semeyn Esser, 1952 medal Bronze medal, on the front Bronner Ten Halven in work clothes with hammer and chisel, with a change, the sculptor and his student at work on the reverse side, with a declaration, with explanation.  bronze (metal) castingCarnavalet museum, medal collection Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte's right to the left; Reverse registration on six lines.Francis i Rault, Louis (1847 1903)Medal of the Constituency of Meaux in Honor of Its Deputy 1830 Jacques Edouard Gatteaux French. Medal of the Constituency of Meaux in Honor of Its Deputy. 1830. Iron. Made in FranceCamp the boulogne, and xiii (1804) Anonymous. Camp de Boulogne, An XIII (1804). Bronze, 1804.Auguste Marie Henri Picot de Dampierre (1756-1793), General P. G. Li�nard (1849-1900). Auguste Marie Henri Picot de Dampierre (1756-1793), GENERAL. TIN. Around 1801.Carnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionP. G. Liénard (1849-00). Marie-Antoinette (1755-1793), Queen of France (1774-1792). Tin. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 70709-10 Effigy, medal, numismatics, queen of FranceCarnavalet museum, medal collection Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte's right to the left; Aigle backhand holding a branch of bay leaf and a snake in a crown of oak leaves.Planets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Galerie métallique des grands hommes français (Great Men of France), Antoine Desboeufs, French, 1793 - 1862, Cast bronze, Bust of Anne Robert Jacques Turgot, Baron de l'Aulne (1727 -1781, France, 1821, metalwork, Decorative Arts, Medal, MedalThomas Jefferson 1801 Johann Mathias Reich. Thomas Jefferson. Johann Mathias Reich (American (born Germany), Fürth, Bavaria 1768-1833 Albany, New York). 1801. SilverFrench 17th Century, Nicolas de Bailleul, 1587 1652, Mayor of Paris 1622 1628 (obverse), 1623 Nicolas de Bailleul, 1587-1652, Mayor of Paris 1622-1628 obversePortrait medal of Cecilia Gonzaga (obverse); Innocence and a Unicorn in a Moonlit Landscape (reverse) model 1447 (old aftercast) Pisanello (Antonio Pisano) Italian Active in Verona and the Italian courts, the celebrated master Pisanello left behind a significant legacy, including a large corpus of drawings and several paintings. He was also the inventor of the commemorative portrait medal. Inspired by Roman coins, with their portraits of rulers and allegorical representations on the reverse, the medals commemorated individuals or events and functioned as gifts and mementoes. This medal -- the first to portray a woman - depicts Cecilia Gonzaga, the beautiful and learned daughter of Gianfrancesco Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua. Cecilia was accomplished classical scholar and a pupil in the school founded by Vittorino da Feltre in Mantua. Refusing marriage, she became a Clarissan nun in 1445, just before this medal was produced. Pisanello chose to represent her here in secular court dress, suM.E.C.F. de Vries, Medal on the death of King William II, death medal penning footage copper, left-wended bust King William II, WILLEM II KING - THE NETHERLANDS (legend) signed royal house Oranjehuis Orange king King Willem II Willem IIJean-Baptiste-Henry Lacordaire, in religion Father Henri-Dominique Lacordaire (1802-1861), Religious, preacher, journalist and French politician, 1854 Daniel Jean-Baptiste Dupuis (1849-1899). Jean-Baptiste-Henry Lacordaire, in religion Father Henri-Dominique Lacordaire (1802-1861), Religious, preacher, journalist and French politician, 1854. Bronze.Reception medal at the Athenaee des Arts de Jean-Gabriel-Augustin Chevallier (1778-1848), Optician, October 4, 1802 Benjamin Duvivier (1730-1819). RECEPTION MEDAL AT THE ATHENAEE OF THE ARTS OF JEAN-GABRIEL-AUGUSTIN CHEVALLIER (1778-1848), Optician, October 4, 1802. Golden Bronze.Frederick III, 1415-1493, King of Germany 1440, Holy Roman Emperor 1452. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 4.89 cm (1 15/16 in.) gross weight: 61.55 gr (0.136 lb.). Medium: silver. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: GEORG SCHWEIGGER.National Day, July 14, 1882 France, Jacques. Commemorative Medal of National Day, July 14, 1882.Cosimo I of Tuscany 16th century Medalist: Domenico di Polo. Cosimo I of Tuscany. Medalist: Domenico di Polo. Italian. 16th century. Gilt metal. Medals and PlaquettesMedal struck by the efforts of the Lithuanian Society and the Ruthenian lands after the fall of the November Uprising Barre, Jean Jacques (1793 1855)R. Arondeaux, Medal on the death of Geeraardt Brandt de Jonge, death certificate penning footage silver, bust half to the right, Geeraardt Brandt de Jonge G. VI APR. MDCLVII O. XXI DEC. MDCLXXXIII (rose) (omschrift in capitals) Rotterdam MaasWilliam IV Charles Henry Friso, 1711-1751, Stadholder of United Netherlands obverse. Dated: 1751. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 4.1 cm (1 5/8 in.) gross weight: 25.66 gr (0.057 lb.) axis: 12:00. Medium: silver. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Johann Georg Holtzhey.Commemorative medal 16th Hiking Meeting Association Nordwestdeutscher Gabelsberger Stenographs and 10th Foundation Festival Stenographhen-Verein Gabelsberger from 1881 to HamburgFrederic-Antoine Mesmer, Paris magnetism company, 1856 Borrel, Mauritius Valentin. "Frederic-Antoine Mesmer, Paris Magnetism Company, 1856". Copper. 1856-1856.The Concorde, 1792 J. M Lageman. Concord. Silver, 1792.Carnavalet museum, medal collection Bust of Necker from the front.First prize awarded to Bart van Hove by the Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp in 1871. Silver price manager to carrying eye and carrying ring. Front: head of bearded man (King Leopold II of Belgium) in profile to the left, with left and right decent and under signature. Reverse: inscription inside and outside laurel wreath.Medal of the Jury of the Music Competition of Neuilly-sur-Seine, June 22, 1879 Anonymous. Medal of the jury of the musical competition of Neuilly-sur-Seine, June 22, 1879. Silver bronze.Louis-Philippe-Albert d'Orléans, count of Paris (1838-1894), Prince Royal of France (1842-1848). Copper, 1899. Paris, Carnavalet museum. Count of Paris, Copper, medal, numismatics, royal prince of France, profile, portrait, 19th XIX 19th 19th 19th 19th centuryMaximilian Robespierre (1759-1794), MP for the Constituent Assembly (1789-1791), Member of Parliament for the National Convention (1792-1794), and C�cile Renault (1774-1794), 1794 Maximilian Robespierre (1759-1794), MP for the Constituent Assembly (1789-1791), Member of Parliament for the National Convention (1792-1794), and C�cile Renault (1774-1794), 1794. Silver Metal, 1794. Paris, Museum Carnavalet.Carnavalet museum, medal collectionLouis XIV: The Battle of Saint Gotthard, 1664 probably early 18th century possibly made by Pierre Aury In 1663, King Louis XIV (b. 1638; r. 1643-1715) established the Académie Royale des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres to organize the creation of commemorative medals that celebrated the glorious events of his reign. By 1723, eight years after the kings death, the so-called medallic history of Louis XIV (Histoire métallique du Roy) comprised nine hundred medals including variants. This medal commemorates the Battle of Saint Gotthard of 1664 in which Frances decisive role on behalf of the German speaking Austrian empire assured the defeat of the Ottoman army and prevented the Turkish invasion of Europe. Louis XIV is portrayed in armor. On the medals reverse, a personification of Victory tramples the scattered military arms and banners of the Turkish forces that are embellished with the crescent moon, symbol of the Ottoman Empire. Medals from the Histoire métallique du Roy were struck iM.C. de Vries jr., Medal on the death of Gijsbert Karel Graaf van Hogendorp (1762-1834), death certificate medal figure bronze bronze 4,4, right-angled bust dressed in fur, omschrift GISBERTUS CAROLUS COM. HOGENDORP. and M.C. DE VRIES JR. Mozes Eliazar Cohen Fantaas de Vries jr Rotterdam Van HogendorpCarnavalet museum, medal collection Law bust of Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte on the left; Reverse an eagle with deployed wings, holding a branch and a snake in its greenhouses.Double Poland - 50 z. Aleksander and Romanov (Russian emperor; Polish king; 1777-1825), Beiki, Jakub (1772-1827);Crown Prince Albert de Saxony, July 11, 1871 (dummy title) Medal. Prince heir Albert de Saxe, July 11, 1871. Silver, 1871.Faculty of Paris Medicine, 1809 Galle, André. Faculty of Medicine of Paris, 1809. Money. 1809-1809.First Review of the National Guard by Louis-Philippe I, August 29, 1830 (dummy title) F. Dusseaut. First Review of the National Guard by Louis-Philippe I, August 29, 1830. Bronze.Attributed to Annibale Fontana, Giambattista Castaldi, died 1562, Count Piadena, General of Charles V (obverse), mid 16th century Giambattista Castaldi, died 1562, Count Piadena, General of Charles V obverseToken of the Society of Medicine of Paris, March 22, 1796 Anonymous. Token of the Society of Medicine of Paris, March 22, 1796. Brass.Pisanello, Charger, Books, and Sword (reverse), c 1441 Charger, Books, and Sword reverseFestival of Champ-de-Mars, May 21, 1848 (dummy title) Anonymous. Field of the Champ-de-Mars, May 21, 1848. Copper.Jacopo Nizzola da Trezzo, Ascanio Padula (obverse), 1577 Ascanio Padula obverseCaradosso Foppa, Julius II (Giuliano della Rovere, 1443 1513), Pope 1503 (obverse), c 1506 Julius II (Giuliano della Rovere, 1443-1513), Pope 1503 obverseReward medal of Felix Meritis, penning footage silver, sitting woman holds in the right hand honorary wreath and in the left parchment role This hand rests on shield that carries the coat of arms of the Society: beehive on pedestal between two roses, FELIX -MERITIS (fortunately due to merit) at the top of MERITISMedal of George GabrielStokes.   Subject: George Gabriel Stokes Artist: George William de Saulles, British, 1862-1903Egbert Kortenaer, Lieutenant Admiral of Holland and West Friesland, cases in the battle at Lowestoft. Silver medal. Front: breastpiece man inside. Reverse: Four sea heroes (Tromp, Hein, Heemskerck and van Galen) sat at the table inside.Award medal: Galia Desaide, Alphonse (1851 Post 1904), Pillet, Charles (1869-1960)Raymond Gayrard (1777-1858). Restoration of the Henri IV statue on the Pont Neuf, October 28, 1817. Red copper (obverse). Paris, Carnavalet museum. Medal, numismaticsNapoleon III (1808-1873) Emperor / "honor to the most adroit", s. d. (Dummy title) Medal of Napoleon III (1808-1873) Emperor / Honor at most adroit.Medal in honor of the fiftieth birthday of Pierre Jurieu, medallion medallion lead metal, bust Pierre Jurieu to the right, omschrift PETRUS IURIEU S.S. THEOL; P.P. AETAT.L. (Peter Jurien professor of holy Theology and forecaster aged fifty years) caption SPE FATI MELIORIS ALOR (I am fed with the hope of better fate) preacher pastor church theologian Rotterdam birthday partyJean-Jacques Barre (1793-1855). Medal. General and municipal council. Metal, bronze. Nineteenth century. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. 58768-7 Avers, bronze, French emperor, medal, metal, numismatics, profile, portrait, second empire, 19th centuryErnest Gay (1847-1939), Municipal Councilor of Paris, 1918 Leon-Julien Deschamps (1860-1929). Ernest Gay (1847-1939), Municipal Councilor of Paris. Bronze, 1918.Portrait of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, Lord of Rimini and Fano (obverse) Portrait of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, Lord of Rimini and Fano (reverse), 1446 or later. Matteo de' Pasti (Italian, 1420-1467/68). Bronze; diameter: 8.3 cm (3 1/4 in.). Malatesta was both a ruthless military leader and a man of considerable learning and culture. His medals, largely used for propoganda purposes, are among the earliest examples of the medium and speak to the innovations in the classical tradition that he fostered in Rimini. The original model dates to 1446, but this cast probably dates to the late 19th or early 20th century.Lodovico Ariosto, 1474-1533, Poet. Dated: 1552/1590. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 5.08 cm (2 in.) gross weight: 25.99 gr (0.057 lb.). Medium: bronze//Cast hollow. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Domenico Poggini.Carnavalet museum, medal collection Right registration on five lines above a Phrygian cap in glory; Reverse head of the Republic on the left, above two branches, oak and bay leaf.Carnavalet museum, medal collection Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte's right to the left; Reverse an eagle with deployed wings.Galerie métallique des grands hommes français (Great Men of France), François Augustin Caunnois, French, 1787 - 1859, Cast bronze, Bust of Louis de Bourbon, Prince of Condé (1621 -1686)., France, 1823, metalwork, Decorative Arts, Medal, MedalButton, Silk, leather, Component -f is on Cooper Union Exhibition card 3, Seven circular cloth buttons with leather backs. a - 7 sic woven portrait of Napoleon III; -g: woven portrait of Queen Vic—?, 19th century, costume & accessories, Decorative Arts, ButtonMedal Commemorating George Washington's Resignation of the Presidency 1797. Medal Commemorating George Washington's Resignation of the Presidency. 1797. BronzeMedallion with the portrait of William I, king of the Netherlands, Doornik, c. 1825 - c. 1849 Porcelain medallion, painted on the glaze in gold. The medallion shows in Biscuit and Profil the portrait of William I, King of the Netherlands in relief. The portrait is signed with Brichaut F. to the medallion a round list decorated with gold. On the inside, a band with rosettes and leaf motifs is engraved in gold. Tournai (Possible) porcelain. glaze. gold (metal) painting / gilding / vitrification Porcelain medallion, painted on the glaze in gold. The medallion shows in Biscuit and Profil the portrait of William I, King of the Netherlands in relief. The portrait is signed with Brichaut F. to the medallion a round list decorated with gold. On the inside, a band with rosettes and leaf motifs is engraved in gold. Tournai (Possible) porcelain. glaze. gold (metal) painting / gilding / vitrificationMedal awarded by the Mayor of Paris to a student of the free drawing school founded on April 1, 1830, around 1848 Armand-Auguste caked (1793-1881). Medal awarded by the Mayor of Paris to a student of the free drawing school founded on April 1, 1830. Copper, circa 1848.after Matteo de' Pasti, Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, 1417-1468, Lord of Rimini and Fano obverse, 1450, bronzeVictor Schoelcher, Journalist and Author, 1878 1878 Medalist: François-Joseph-Hubert Ponscarme. Victor Schoelcher, Journalist and Author, 1878 189241 Artist: Medalist: Franois-Joseph-Hubert Ponscarme, French, Belmont-les-Monthureaux, Vosges 18271903 Malakoff, Hauts-de-Seine, Victor Schoelcher, Journalist and Author, 1878, 1878, Bronze, cast, Diameter: 6 in. (152 mm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Rogers Fund, 1907 (07.118.3)ANVERSE - BRONZE MEDAL DATED IN 1550 WITH THE EFFIGIE OF JUANELO TURRIANO REAL MATHEMATICAL CLOCK AND ENGINEER (1501-75). Author: LEONE LEONI (1509-92). Location: MUSEO LAZARO GALDIANO-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.A medal commemorating the unveiling of the monument on Artur Grottger's grave Kurnatowski, Mieczys AW (1833 1904)Stanislaus Augustus Poniatowski (1764 1795), Merentes Medal of Merit Woodhaeuses, Johan Philip (1741 1792)