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Historical Medals and Coins

A collection of historical medals featuring intricate designs, depicting allegories, and numismatic significance, set against plain backgrounds.

Battle of Blenheim, Anonymous, 1704 history medal Silver medal. Front: Soldier inside Double Dischanging; Cut: year. Reverse: inscription inside Omnipia; lace Germany silver (metal) striking (metalworking) Blenheim. Höchstädt. Beer
Battle of Blenheim, Anonymous, 1704 history medal Silver medal. Front: Soldier inside Double Dischanging; Cut: year. Reverse: inscription inside Omnipia; lace Germany silver (metal) striking (metalworking) Blenheim. Höchstädt. Beer
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Carnavalet museum, medal collectionLive free or die, 1791 To live free or die, 1791 . Bronze, 1791.GIVEN HIS MIND AND WORK LOVE AND LIFE 1861-1908 - Project of the Reverse of the Medal in Honor to Andrzej Potocki Raszka, Jan (1871 1945)A medallion with a bust of Fr. Adam Czartoryski Kras AwBricklayer, stonemason, leader, plumbing and pump makers' guild of Amsterdam, guild pin of Mattheus Jan Maarling, master plumber and pump maker, anonymous, 1781 medal Brass medal. Front: Crowned plumbing hammer. Reverse: Inscription Amsterdam brass (alloy) engraving AmsterdamAnonymous Insigne of the day Reichsmütterdienst IM Deutschen Frauenwerk - Muttertag 1935 (Mothers of the Reich Mothers - Mothers Day of 1935) (Title Awarded), 1935. Bois. Metal. Museum of the Liberation of Paris - General Leclerc Museum - Jean Moulin Museum.Anonymous. Jean-Paul Marat (1743-1793), deputy for the Convention, 1793. Etain. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 70709-5 In profile, medal, numismatics, revolutionary period, portrait, French revolution, French revolutionaryCarnavalet museum, tokens collectionTriumphal Car with Greece, Trebizond, and Asia reverse. Dated: c. 1480. Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: BERTOLDO DI GIOVANNI.The Republic losing the phrygian hat Anonymous. The Republic losing the phrygian hat. Copper. Around 1848.Medallion 1778 Jean-Baptiste Nini Italian. Medallion 489Carnavalet museum, medal collectionCarnavalet museum, medal collectionVictor de Stuers, Ludwig Jünger, 1900 Bronze medal with a portrait of Victor de Stuers inside Omruze on the front and a weapon inside the rechart. Utrecht bronze (metal) Bronze medal with a portrait of Victor de Stuers inside Omruze on the front and a weapon inside the rechart. Utrecht bronze (metal)Plate 1800-1825 Montereau. Earthenware, transfer-printed (creamware) . Montereau Pottery (Manufacturer)Halles and Paris Markets: A. Prot, 1779 Halles and Markets of Paris: A. Prot, 1779 ". Copper. 1779-1779.Medal of Franklin Pierce 1853 Salathiel Ellis. Medal of Franklin Pierce. American. 1853. Bronze. Made in New York, New York, United StatesPlanets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Rosaz-Galand, 1816 Rosaz-Gala, 1816. Bronze, 1816.Gaming Piece (obverse), c.1700. Martin Brunner (German, 1659-1725). Wood; diameter: 6.1 cm (2 3/8 in.); overall: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.).Gilbert Stuart American Art-UnionMedal. Maker: Charles Cushing Wright, American, 1796-1854 Subject: Gilbert Stuart, American, 1755-1828 Manufacturer: American Art-Union, 1844-1852 Designer Peter Paul Duggan, American, born Ireland, 1810-1861 Designer Salathiel Ellis, American, 1803-1879Republican Medal, 1848 (dummy title) Republican medal. Alloy, 1848.Napoleon entrance in Berlin, October 27, 1806 Bertrand Andrieu (1761-1822) and Louis Jaley (1763-1838). Entrance of Napoleon to Berlin, October 27, 1806. Bronze, 1806.Carnavalet museum, medal collection Right registration on eleven lines; Allegory back of the standing trade from the front holding the caduceus in the left hand and relying on the anchor of the right hand.Fran�ois-S�verin Desgraviers-Marceau (1769-1796), General French of the Revolution, 1851 Auguste Garnier (Death in 1867). Fran�ois-S�verin Desgraviers-Marceau (1769-1796), General French of Revolution, 1851. Bronze.Carnavalet museum, medal collectionGalerie métallique des grands hommes français (Great Men of France) Medal, 1820; Designed by Louis Michel Petit; cast bronze; Diam.: 4.1 cm (1 5/8 in.); 1907-17-8Medal at the battle of Waterloo and Crown Prince Willem, the later King William II, penning footage bronze, the Prince of Orange on horseback galloping to the left. Omschrift, omschrift CROWN PRINCE OF ORANGE HOLLANDS GLORY Rotterdam Delfshaven Middelland Heemraadssingel Prince Prince William II Willem II Royal House Oranjehuis Orange battle at Waterloo From house at Heemraadssingel Rotterdam.Medal ofAesculapius. Mint: France Artist: Augustin Dupré, French, 1748-1833Carnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionWorld's Columbian Exposition Commemorative Presentation Medal. Louis Saint-Gaudens; American, 1854-1913. Date: 1892-1894. Dimensions: Diam. 10.2 cm (4 in.). Bronze. Origin: United States. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Bust of Louis XVI at NU-neck: currency project Augustin Dupr� (1748-1833). Bust of Louis XVI at Nude Col (1791): project of money. Model. Medallion (sculpture). Plaster patinated, 1791.Galerie métallique des grands hommes français (Great Men of France) Medal; cast bronze; Diam.: 4.1 cm (1 5/8 in.); 1907-17-67Carnavalet museum, medal collectionBronze coin by Matteo di Andrea de Pasti, bronze , 1446, 1420-1467/68, Russia, St. Petersburg, State Hermitage, D 8, 1design: Theodoor Victor van Berckel (Den Bosch 1739 - Den Bosch 1808), Medal with city weapon of Rotterdam, tooling medal penny identification carrier silver, weapon of Rotterdam in cartouche shape with crown held by two lions. In the background the city seen from across the Meuse with on the left number of ships on ribbon: ROTERODAMVM below S.C. (Senatu Consulto = having heard the senate vroedschap) heraldry Rotterdam MaasCarnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionMedal of Vice Admiral Maximilian CountSpee. Artist: Karl Goetz, German, 1875-1950Dam disk with show ,, 1675 - 1700 Inscription 'Incidit.in.scyllam. On the back 'Minys.elendendum'. Image of a ship in need and a mermaid attacked by dogs. Germany boxwood Inscription 'Incidit.in.scyllam. On the back 'Minys.elendendum'. Image of a ship in need and a mermaid attacked by dogs. Germany boxwoodMedal Commemorating Meeting of Archaeological and Historical Federation of Belgium (Congress)-Meeting. Artist: Hippolyte LeRoy, Belgian, 1857-1945Tribute to the deputies of the opposition to the Chamber of Deputies, 1820 ". Copper rejected. 1820. Paris, Carnavalet Museum. 70234-45 Averse, basin, column, repelled copper, deputy, tribute, inscription, medal, numismatics, character, cateringMedal on the occasion of the unveiling of the statue of Michiel Adriaansz. De Ruyter.Medal Issued on the occasion of the Unveiling or Michiel Adriaansz Statue. De Ruyter in Vlissingen. Above: The Statue of the Ruyter, with Pedestal and Stairs. Under: The Crowned Coat of Arms or Vlissingen.Carnavalet museum, medal collectionCarnavalet museum, medal collection Right bust attached to the left of Guillaume III, king of the Netherlands, and Léopold II, king of the Belgians; Reverse two radiant crowns, attached and surmounted by a closed crown; on the left, in the arms of the Netherlands and on the right, to the arms of Belgium; Below, two united hands on their round, the motto of each country.Pius II (Pope, 1458-64) late 16th century Medalist: Giovanni Paladino This is a copy by Paladino of an original struck during the reign of Pius II.. Pius II (Pope, 1458-64). Medalist: Giovanni Paladino. Italian. late 16th century. Bronze. Medals and PlaquettesCarnavalet museum, tokens collectionMedal Vauthier, F. GalleCarnavalet museum, medal collectionCarnavalet museum, tokens collectionmedal Albertus and Isabella, jeton utility medal medal exchange buyer, busts Albertus and Isabella employed legend: ALBERT. ET. ISAB. PAR. L. GRACE. THE. DIEV. (Albert and Isabella by God's mercy) Austria Spain NetherlandsMedal (reverse), 1900s. Edouard Fraisse (French, 1880-1945). Bronze; diameter: 6.7 cm (2 5/8 in.).Louis Marie de Lahaye CORMENIN (1788-1868), State Counselor, 1842 Emile Rogat (1770-1852). Louis Marie de Lahaye CORMENIN (1788-1868), State Advisor, 1842. Bronze.A commemorative medal depicting Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716) a German polymath and philosopher in the history of mathematics and the history of philosophy. Dated 20th centuryCarnavalet museum, medal collection Right registration on six lines, Grénis; Reverse registration on five lines, Grénis.Medal (reverse), 1900s. Edouard Fraisse (French, 1880-1945). Bronze; diameter: 6.7 cm (2 5/8 in.).Pa. German Dish. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 53 x 43 cm (20 7/8 x 16 15/16 in.). Medium: oil paint on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: William L. Antrim.Carnavalet museum, medal collection Right three paramedics picking up injuries before dropping him off in a car open to floors; Around these characters, a cannon, fortifications on the left, then, on the ground, a backpack, a rifle, a bayonet, a belt; at the exergue, a Cross of Geneva line; Registration on eleven lines.Medal of Muhammad Ali ofEgypt. Subject: Muhammad Ali, Wali of Egypt, 1769-1849 Artist: UnknownBronze Plaquette from France ofParis. Artist: Jules Lefebvre, French, 1834-1912Antonio Francesco Selvi, Leafless Branches (reverse), 1739 1744 Leafless Branches reverseLeon Gambetta (1838-1882), 1882 Jules-Cl�ment Chaplain (1839-1909). Leon Gambetta (1838-1882). Bronze, 1882.Medal of Baron MullerKalman. Subject: Baron Muller Kalman, Hungarian Physician, 1887-1911 Artist: Fulop O Beck, Hungarian Sculptor, 1873-1945Carnavalet museum, tokens collectionGrahal-Manzara. Carnavalet 2013-2016 collection sites. Numismatics. Right registration on eleven lines in a laurel wreath; Reverse view of the Calvary chapel.Jacques Fran�ois Dupont, says Dupont de Bussac (1803-1873), lawyer, representative of the people at the National Assembly (1848), 1837 Emile Rogat (1770-1852). Jacques Fran�ois Dupont, said Dupont de Bussac (1803-1873), lawyer, representative of the people at the National Assembly (1848). Bronze, 1837.Award medal, III and IV prize, International Dog Exhibition at Evian, 1972Medal struck on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the scientific work of Emeryk Hutten Czapski Bartoszewicz, Kazimierz (19th/20th century), Gerlach and MeissnerButton; silk, leather; 1931-59-450-a/gCarnavalet museum, medal collection Right the great weapons of the city of Antwerp; Reverse view perspective of the monumental door of the exhibition palace, summoned by a globe and surrounded by two headlights and, at the rear, the development of galleries.Carnavalet museum, medal collection Right bust of an Alsatian in a cap and traditional costume, on the left; Reverse a nest of storks on an Alsatian roof; At the rear, the arrow of the Strasbourg cathedral; At the outset, a smooth cartridge surrounded by ivy.Medallion 1776-1883 After Augustin Dupré French. Medallion. After Augustin Dupré (French, Saint-Etienne 1748-1833 Armentières-en-Brie). 1776-1883. Bronze. Made in FranceKarl IV., King of Spain.Jacques-Jean Barre (1793-1855). Tribute from the army to the Duke of Orleans, 1842. Copper. In 1845. Paris, Carnavalet museum. Medal, numismaticsVisit of Fran�ois I (1768-1835), Emperor of Austria (1804-1835), to the medal currency, 1814 Raymond Gayrard (1777-1858) and Dominique Vivant-Denon (1747-1825). Visit of Fran�ois I (1768-1835), Emperor of Austria (1804-1835), to the medal currency, 1814. Bronze.Conflict between members of the Human Rights Club and the National Guard, Manifestation of May 15, 1848 (Title Title) Medal on the conflict between members of the Human Rights Club and National Guard, Manifestation of May 15, 1848. Copper. After 1848.Alfonso V of Aragon, 1394-1458, King of Naples and Sicily 1443 obverse. Dated: c. 1449. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 11.02 cm (4 5/16 in.) gross weight: 325.45 gr (0.717 lb.) axis: 12:00. Medium: bronze//Late cast. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: PISANELLO.Carnavalet museum, medal collectionCarnavalet museum, medal collectionErnest Gay (1847-1939), Municipal Councilor of Paris, 1918 Leon-Julien Deschamps (1860-1929). Ernest Gay (1847-1939), Municipal Councilor of Paris. Bronze, 1918.Gaming Piece, c.1700. Martin Brunner (German, 1659-1725). Wood; diameter: 6.1 cm (2 3/8 in.); overall: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.).Grahal-Manzara. Carnavalet 2013-2016 collection sites. Numismatics.D. van der Kellen sr., Medal in memory of the defense of the Citadel of Antwerp, penny footage copper, Antique warrior in right hand broken sword stands in defensive position at fragments of the citadel; with shield he tries to fend off four arrows, WHAT ALSO FALL WAS PAL (round sign) ANTWERP DECEMBER MDCCCXXXII signed VAN DER KELLEN F.Penning with three Bustes, Gerard Edelinck, 1702 print Back of a medal with three busts and profil; The top is Louis of France (Le Grand Dauphin), looking under each other his two sons: Louis, Duke of Burgundy and Philip, Duke of Anjou. The medal is dated December 19, 1683: the birthday of Philip. paper engravingBox, anonymous, 1861 medal box Black leather square box. Utrecht leatherSpinning coinCarnavalet museum, medal collectionQuest of the Caisse des Schools and Asiles of the VE Arrondissement of Paris, 1882 Quest of the Fund of the schools and asins of the Paris district, 1882 . Copper. 1882-1882.Filarete, Marcus Croto (obverse), fourth quarter 15th century Marcus Croto obverseAgricultural circle of Paris, 1835 Armand-Auguste caked (1793-1881). "Agricultural circle of Paris, 1835". Copper. 1835.Arrival of 830 French settlers in Arsew (Algeria) aboard La Fr�gate L'Albatros, October 27, 1848 (dummy title) Arrival of 830 French settlers in Arsew (Algeria) aboard La Fr�gate L'Albatros, October 27, 1848. Copper. 1848.Second place of the third year class of English attributed to Husson by the Lycée Bonaparte (current High School Concorcet, Paris), 1852 Second place of the third year class of English attributed to Husson by the Lycée Bonaparte (current High School Concorcet, Paris). Copper, 1852.Inscription reverse. Dated: 1867. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 4.8 cm (1 7/8 in.). Medium: copper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jean-Baptiste-Eugene Farochon.Proclamation of the Iie Republic in Paris, February 25, 1848 (dummy title) Medal. Proclamation of the Iie Republic in Paris, February 25, 1848. Etain, 1848.Trial of medal of Charles William Eliot, 1834-1926,obverse. Subject: Charles William Eliot, American, 1834-1926 Artist: Bela Lyon Pratt, American, 1867-1917, Art School Certificate of Completion, 1888, B.F.A. 1899Medallion (France); Jean-Baptiste Nini (Italian, active Italy and France, 1717 - 1786); earthenware, salmon coloredMezzo Baicocco; Pius VII (Pope; 1800-1823), Kościelne State (756-1870); 1816 (1420-00-00-1420-00-00);Death of Dr. Willem Drees, 1988 Bronze medal. Front: Portrait of Drees with Cover. Reverse: a tree of life and brand. Netherlands Publisher: Zoetermeer bronze (metal) striking (metalworking) NetherlandsJohn Hay Medal, 1912. Victor D. Brenner (American, 1871-1924). Bronze; diameter: 7.7 cm (3 1/16 in.).Italian 15th or 16th Century, Romulus and Remus, late 15th early 16th century Romulus and RemusGaming Piece (obverse), c.1700. Martin Brunner (German, 1659-1725). Wood; diameter: 6.1 cm (2 3/8 in.); overall: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.).