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A collection of antique medals and coins depicting historical figures and events, highlighting intricate designs and inscriptions.

Peace 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.
Peace 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.
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Medal 1800-30. Medal. 1800-30. Gilt copperPlanets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Georges Boulanger (1837-1891), General, Minister of War (1886-1887) Georges Boulanger (1837-1891), General, Minister of War (1886-1887). Bronze.Carnavalet museum, medal collectionMedal of Gates at Saratoga. Dimensions: Diam. 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm). Maker: Nicolas Marie Gatteaux (French, Paris 1751-1832 Paris). Date: 1777. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Prince Napoleon and Princess Clothilde ,, 1852 - 1871 history medal Gilded brass medal with an eye and carrying ring, on the front the portrait of Clothilde to the right with a change, the portrait of Napoleon to the left on the reverse. brass (alloy) striking (metalworking)Plaquette with the head of Julius Caesar, Anonymous, c. 1400 - c. 1950 Plaquette with the head of Julius Caesar with the caption: Divi July. Round and from lead. lead (metal) Plaquette with the head of Julius Caesar with the caption: Divi July. Round and from lead. lead (metal)Backgammon stoneCarnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionPierre Antoine Victor de Lanneau de Marey (1758-1830), Priest and French Educator, 1825 Jacques-Edouard Guards (1788-1881). Pierre Antoine Victor de Lanneau de Marey (1758-1830), Priest and French Educator. Bronze, 1825.To Cyrus W. Field from New York Friends, for Laying the First Atlantic Cable 1858 George Hampden Lovett. To Cyrus W. Field from New York Friends, for Laying the First Atlantic Cable. George Hampden Lovett (1824-1894). American. 1858. Copper and gold leafProject Graly-Manzag 2013-2016 Carnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionJacob Böeseken Professor in Delft 1907-1938, Jacob Jan van Goor, 1938 history medal Bronze medal, on the front the bust of Böeseken to the right, on the reverse six lines of text with some decoration. bronze (metal) striking (metalworking)A medal commemorating the 500th anniversary of the Battle of Grunwald Czaplicki, KarolDewey medal c 1898 New York City. Bronze . Daniel Chester FrenchCostanza Bocchi, died 1566, Wife of Gianfrancesco Malvezzi. Dated: 1560. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 6.45 cm (2 9/16 in.) gross weight: 22.88 gr (0.05 lb.). Medium: lead. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Gian Antonio Signoretti.The Sultan Riding reverse. Dated: c. 1481. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 12.34 cm (4 7/8 in.) gross weight: 445.3 gr (0.982 lb.) axis: 12:00. Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Costanzo da Ferrara.Commemoration of the death of Louis XVI, January 21, 1793 Peter Baldenbach (1762-1802). Commemoration of the death of Louis XVI, January 21, 1793. Silver, 1793.Plaquette with the failed attack on Antwerp, Anonymous, c. 1600 - c. 1699 Plaquette, round, with the failed attack on Antwerp on 2 August 1578. copper (metal) Plaquette, round, with the failed attack on Antwerp on 2 August 1578. copper (metal)Medal 1859. Medal. 1859. Probably gilt copperFirst departure of the Havre of the unculpted days of June to Algeria, August 8, 1848 (dummy title) Anonymous. First departure of the Havre of the unculpted days of June to Algeria, August 8, 1848.Carnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionFr�d�rician guilla (1744-1797), roo de Psese (1786-1797), 1795 Daniel Friedrich Loos (1735-1819). Fr�d�ric-Guillaume II (1744-1797), King of Prussia (1786-1797). Silver, 1795.Medallion 1776-1883 After Augustin Dupré French. Medallion. After Augustin Dupré (French, Saint-Etienne 1748-1833 Armentières-en-Brie). 1776-1883. Cast iron. Made in FranceMOLART or MOLLART, Michel (n.1641-06-11-D.1713), promotion of knights in the order of the Holy Spirit in 1689 (main title), 1689. Alloy with low point of fusion. Brown patina. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.Republican Medal, "Example of Tyrans", 22, 23 and 24 February 1848 Anonymous. Republican Medal, Example of Tyrans, 22, 23 and 24 February 1848. Copper White.Bliżej Kultury Royal thai mintFederative pact, July 14, 1790 Augustin Dupré (1748-1833). "Federative Pact". Golden copper, July 14, 1790.Button (probably France); wood, gilt and lacquered metal; Diameter: 4.1 cm (1 5/8 in.); Bequest of Julia Hutchins Wolcott; 1959-66-181Medallion with the Bust of Tadeusz Kościuszko Grudzi Ski, Ludwik (1861 1905), Adam Suchodolski bookbinding studioCarnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionCharles II, Restoration. England, 17th century. 1660. Jewelry and Adornments; medals. Silver, struck Victories of Maurice de Saxe, Marshal General of France 1747 Jean Dassier Dashing, indefatigable, and brilliant Maurice de Saxe (1696-1760) was one of the greatest generals of the eighteenth century. The illegitimate son of Augustus II the Strong, Elector of Saxony, the German born Maurice served under several monarchs, earning his reputation as a commander for his valorous exploits. His victories for King Louis XV (b. 1710; r. 1715-74) during the War of the Austrian Succession (1740-48) secured Frances dominance on the continent. For these achievements in 1747, the king awarded him the august title, Marshal General of France.This medal was struck in 1747 to commemorate Maurice de Saxes accomplishment and ensure his enduring fame. He is depicted in armor, bearing himself in erect military posture. His composed features and surveilling gaze capture the coolness in battle for which he was renowned. The inscription on the medals front (obverse) includes his recently awarded title of MaCarnavalet museum, medal collectionBliżej Kultury British Royal Mint, Metcalfe, Percy (1895 1970)Exhibit of five francs at Hercules, An IV (1796) Augustin Dupr� (1748-1833) Exhibit of five francs at Hercules, AN IV (1796). Silver, 1796. Carnavalet Museum, Paris Story.Planets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Medal of John Tyler. Dimensions: Diam. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm). Date: 1841. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Medal of Major General Z. Taylor 1848 Charles Cushing Wright. Medal of Major General Z. Taylor. 1848. BronzeLouis-Michel Petit (1791-1844). Jean Dominique Larrey (1766-1842), surgeon, Inspector General of the Health Service, 1847. Bronze. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 70705-51 Surgeon, general service inspector health, medal, numismatics, profile, portraitMedal on the wedding of Philips van Montmorency, Count of Hoorne and Walburgis of Neuenahr, Countess of Hoorne, wedding medal medal image silver, Borstbeeld count to the right, omschrift PHLVS: BARO. THE. MONTMORENCY. COMES DE HORN ADMIRALLS ZC (Philips baron of Mommorancy Count of Horn admiral etc. 1566) in cut-off arm 1566 marriageMedal, Reapers's War, 17th century. Museum: Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Barcelona.Carnavalet museum, medal collection Laurée right of Guillaume I on the right; Group of soldiers of the German armies walking on a flag ended by the Eagle of the Second Empire.Jean Baptiste Andre Dumas, French organic chemist, 1873. Dumas (1800-1884) did important work on organic analysis and synthesis, and the determination of atomic weights. After the upheavals in France in 1848, the year of revolutions across Europe, he turned to politics. Obverse of commemorative medal issued in 1873.Medal of Sir WilliamParkhurst. Subject: William Parkhurst, British, died 1667 Artist: Sir Thomas Rawlins, British, 1620-1670Golden Jubilee of George III 1810 N. Hyde. Golden Jubilee of George III 210867Saint Michael Fight for us ", 1848 (dummy title) Anonymous. Saint Michael fight for us, 1848 (Apers).Medal of the National War GardenCommission. Manufacturer: Tiffany and Company, American, founded 1837Commemorative stamp of the hundredth anniversary of the death of Józef Haydn Wall, M.Medal , 1800s. Jules Dupré (French, 1811-1889). Bronze; diameter: 7.4 cm (2 15/16 in.).Medal of Major General Winfield Scott. Dimensions: Diam. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm). Maker: Charles Cushing Wright (1796-1854). Date: 1847. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Carnavalet museum, medal collection Law The Armed Republic holding the tricolor flag on a battlefield; Reverse registration on five lines.A medal commemorating the wedding of Archduke Rudolf with Princess Stefania on 10 May 1881.Corporation of Charles X in Reims, May 29, 1825 Armand-Auguste caked (1793-1881). Correspond from Charles X to Reims, May 29, 1825. Silver, 1825.5 ducats (1 thaler stamp). Chrystian (książę brzesko-legnicko-wołowski ; 1618-1672), ruler, Ludwik IV (książę brzesko-legnicko-wołowski ; 1616-1663), ruler, Jerzy III (książę brzesko-legnicko-wołowski ; 1611-1664), ruler, Pfahler, Christian (fl. 1651-1665), moneyerTitus Flavius Vespasian. A lodge of mother-of-pearl, on which an image has been cut from a Roman emperor, with a peripheral: tit.vesp.The Theodore Roosevelt InaugurationMedal. Artist: Charles E. Barber, American, born England, 1840-1917 Artist: George T. Morgan, American, born England, 1845-1925Pope Gregory XIII (Ugo Buoncompagni, 1502-1585, pope 1572), Promulger of the Gregorian Calendar 1579 Medalist: Giovanni V. Melon Italian. Pope Gregory XIII (Ugo Buoncompagni, 1502-1585, pope 1572), Promulger of the Gregorian Calendar 191961Jan Smeltzing I, Medal on the plunder of the house of bailiff Jacob van Zuylen van Nijevelt at the Leuvehaven in Rotterdam, penny footage silver, plundering the house at the Leuvehaven, omschrift UBI INTERFICERE FAS EST IBI DESTRUERE (Where the killing is free there also devastating) and in cut IAC: SUYLE NYEVELT PRAET: ROTT: DOMI DESTRUCTIO D. 6 OCTOB: 1690 (The destruction of the home of the Rotterdam chief Jacob Zuylen of Nyevelt 6 October 1690) Tumult of Rotterdam Costerman Riot Jacob van Zuylen of Nyevelt mayorBritish 17th Century, The Maryland Medal Cecil Calvert, 1605 1675, 2nd Baron of Baltimore 1632, 1st Lord Proprietary of Maryland and Avalon (obverse), 1644 The Maryland Medal: Cecil Calvert, 1605-1675, 2nd Baron of Baltimore 1632, 1st Lord Proprietary of Maryland and Avalon obverseMedal of Major General Winfield Scott 1847 Charles Cushing Wright. Medal of Major General Winfield Scott. 1847. BronzeAndrea Guacialoti, Pelican in Her Piety (reverse) Pelican in Her Piety reverseSouvenir of the International Exhibition of Electricity, 1881 House Provost-Blondel. Medal in memory of the international electricity exhibition. Gold Metal, 1881.Medal commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Vienna relief Kurnatowski, Mieczys AW (1833 1904)Religious medal with the image of Our Lady of Gidel and Our Lady of Cz Stochów; Magnus, Aleksander (Warsaw; Metal Products Factory; Fl. 1865-1900); 1865-1900 (1865-00-00-1900-00-00);Golden Jubilee Medal of Queen Victoria 1887 Joseph Edgar Boehm British, born Austria. Golden Jubilee Medal of Queen Victoria. British. 1887. Bronze. Medals and PlaquettesBadge: 2000 years of Nyon (Colonia Iulia Equestris), 1958 Huguenin Frères & Co. S.A.Bliżej Kultury unknownPelican in Her Piety reverse. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 5.4 cm (2 1/8 in.) gross weight: 46.18 gr (0.102 lb.) axis: 6:00. Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Andrea Guacialoti.E U, Albert III, 1443 1500, Duke of Saxony (obverse), possibly 18th or 19th century Albert III, 1443-1500, Duke of Saxony obverseMEDALLA DE DON LUIS GUILLEN DE MONCADA DUQUE DE MONTALBO - 1638 - BRONCE DORADO - REVERSO - FOTOGRAFIA EN BLANCO Y NEGRO - AÑOS 60. Location: MUSEO LAZARO GALDIANO-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN. JUSTICIA.Isabella at a Burning Altar reverse. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 7.03 cm (2 3/4 in.) gross weight: 165.67 gr (0.365 lb.) axis: 12:00. Medium: lead//After-cast. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jacopo Nizzola da Trezzo.Willem III, Prince of Orange-Nassau. Bronze medal. Front: breastpiece man by two caution and bravery with laurel wreath crowned above empty cartouche inside. Downside: fame blowing on two praise stuff under pennant with inscription.Jean Dassier, John Locke, 1632 1704, Philospher (obverse), c 1733 John Locke, 1632-1704, Philospher obversePoincare-Clemenceau Medal, 1900s. Henri Nocq (French, 1868-1942). Bronze; diameter: 6.9 cm (2 11/16 in.).Etienne Delaune, Inscription in a Laurel Wreath (reverse), 1552 Inscription in a Laurel Wreath reverseCarnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionPisanello, Don Iñigo d'Avalos, d 1484, Grand Chamberlain of Naples 1449 (obverse), c 1448 1449 Don Iñigo d'Avalos, d. 1484, Grand Chamberlain of Naples 1449 obversestamp cutter: A. Bemme, Price medal of the Teekengenootschap HIERDOOR TOT HOOGER, price medal penning visual material bronze, image Muze van de tekenkunst, HEREBY TO HOOGER (legend) . BEMME F. ROTTERDAM C.. DEL (in cut-off) drawing society This means Hooger RotterdamMedal at the golden wedding of Gilles Groenevelt (Rotterdam 1730 - Elsenburg 1805) and Kornelia Petronella de Bok (Rotterdam 1728 - Elsenburg 1803) in 1803, wedding medal penning footage silver, On an island with rushes planted the weapon of Rotterdam between two large water jugs from which two flows (Maas and Rotte) flow away. Behind the coat of arms is Mercurius staff next to an oar and furrowed flagpole inserted obliquely into the ground, omschrift GILLES GROENEVELT AND KORN. PETR. THE BUCK in cut-off VEREEND 14 JUNE 1753 marriage Rotterdam Maas Rotte trade administration Gilles Groenevelt Cornelija Pieternella de Bok Ex collection Snoeck.Peace of Utrecht, Willem de Wijs, 1713 history medal Silver medal. Front: time with scyth and snake that has its own tail in mouth, resting in the form of circle on cloud, including a view of the city of Utrecht inside inscription; Cut: Inscription. Reverse: under the watchful eye of Mercury with money pouch in hand and sitting on money box, two forged weapons are forged within Kinderschrift; Cut: Inscription. Amsterdam silver (metal) striking (metalworking) UtrechtTrojanowska, Henryka. Trojanowski, Wincenty (1859-1928), male medallistMedal: Daniel Morgan (obverse). Jules Dupré (French, 1811-1889). Bronze; diameter: 5.8 cm (2 5/16 in.).Connecticut Medal for the 200th anniversary of the United States Independence Declaration: Fundamental Orders of Connecticut 1639 Medallic Art Company, Danbury, ConnecticutPius VII (Barnaba Chiaramonti, 1742-1823), Pope 1800 obverse. Dated: 1822/1823. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 4.17 cm (1 5/8 in.) gross weight: 34.01 gr (0.075 lb.) axis: 12:00. Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Giuseppe Cerbara.L�on Gambetta (1838-1882), Member of the Government of National Defense, 1870-1871 (Factitious Title) L�on Gambetta (1838-1882), Member of the Government of National Defense. Brass, between 1870 and 1871.France Exposition Universelle InternationaleMedal. Mint: Paris Artist: Eugène A. Oudiné, French, 1810-1889Medal 1776-30. Medal. 1776-30. BronzeDr. Gerardus Frederik Westerman, director and co-founder of Natura Artis Magistra in Amsterdam, 1878, Jacob Samuel Cohen Elion, 1885 history medal Bronze medal, on the front the bust of Westeman from the front, looking right, with a change, on the reverse three lines of text within an oak wreath. Amsterdam bronze (metal) striking (metalworking)Slaughter in Galicia David the Agers, Pierre Jean (1788 1856)Medal of Marshal Foch fromFrance. Mint: Paris Artist: Jules Prosper Joseph Marie Edmond Legastelois, French, 1855-1931Medal on the fall of Antwerp, jeton utility medal medal exchange buyer, two Spaniards with horse and donkey eating hay from manger. Omschrift regulation:. SPRETA AMBROSIA VESCITOR FENO 1585 (having despised heavenly food so now eats hay) Fall of Antwerp English QueenTaking the Bastille, July 14, 1789, and the dungeon of Vincennes, 1844 Emile Rogat (1770-1852). Taking the Bastille, July 14, 1789, and the Dungeon of Vincennes, 1844. Bronze.The Eole: Anonymous Maritime Insurance Company, 1855 Armand-Auguste caked (1793-1881). The Eole: Anonymous Maritime Insurance Company, 1855. Copper. 1855.Medallion (France); Jean-Baptiste Nini (Italian, active Italy and France, 1717 - 1786); earthenware, salmon coloredThe agriculture in the Dutch East Indies 1933, Hendrik Albertus van den Eijnde, 1933 history medal Bronze medal, on the front a boy on a carborage to the left, on the reverse three Indian houses with display, with explanation bronze (metal) striking (metalworking)Carnavalet museum, medal collection Law bust of Charles-Albert de Sardinia on the left in military costume.PREVOT-VALLO. "Portrait of Sarah Bernhardt". Non -patinated bronze. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 99145-8Carnavalet museum, medal collection Guillaume III's right head on the right; Monument backwards summoned with a warlike allegory.stamp cutter: A. Bemme, Price medal of the Teekengenootschap HIERDOOR TOT HOOGER, awarded to .M. Kool van Kasteel, price medal medal bronze bronze figure 5,1, Image Muse of drawing, HEREY TO HOOGER (legend) . BEMME F. ROTTERDAM C.. DEL (in cut-off) drawing society This means Hooger Rotterdam