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A selection of detailed medals and coins, highlighting intricate designs and historical significance in numismatics.

Ball of the Bastille, July 18, 1790 Anonymous. Ball of the Bastille, July 18, 1790. Lead, 1790.
Ball of the Bastille, July 18, 1790 Anonymous. Ball of the Bastille, July 18, 1790. Lead, 1790.
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Grahal-Manzara. Carnavalet 2013-2016 collection sites. Numismatics.Bliżej Kultury Lern von leecheau, Joseph (1793 1859)Grahal-Manzara. Carnavalet 2013-2016 collection sites. Numismatics.Carnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionCarnavalet museum, medal collection Right registration on three lines in an olive crown, above a foil; Mercury setback sitting on a ballot of goods, pressed on a rudder of the left hand and holding the caduceus with the right hand; at his feet a horn of abundance.Project Graly-Manzag 2013-2016 Carnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionPlanets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Ball of the Bastille, July 18, 1790 Anonymous. Ball of the Bastille, July 18, 1790. Lead, 1790.Władysław IV Waza (1633-1648), a medal commemorating the Smolensk victory and treaties with Sweden and Turkey Dates, Sebastian (1586-1657)Zygmunt III Waza (1587-1632), Crown Half Matrix, Bydgoszcz; 1622 Mint of Bydgoszcz, Zygmunt III WazaIntroducing ananas in Holland by Agneta Blok, widow of S. de Flines. Silver medal. Front: breastpiece woman inside. Reverse: Woman with horn of abundance and flower standing in front of garden in writing, above inscription.Planets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Augsburg, 1796 Johann Jakob Neuss (around 1765-1800). Augsburg, 1796. Silver, 1796.Five zlotys Mint WarsawWładysław IV Waza (1633-1648), Władysław IV as Hercules Höhn, Jan (St.; 1607 1664)On the 100th Anniversary in Tribute to Authors and Defenders of the Constitution of 3 May 1791 by Poles in America. unknown, creatorThe Waterloo Medal model begun 1819, electrotype produced 1849-52 Benedetto Pistrucci Italian The profiles are those of the monarchs whose allied forces defeated Napoleon: Frederick William III of Prussia, Alexander I of Russia, Francis II of Austria, and George III of England. Pistrucci's Waterloo Medal was and epic medallic achievement; because of its exceptional size and attention to detail, it took him thirty years to cut the steel dies from which only electrotype examples were struck.. The Waterloo Medal. British. model begun 1819, electrotype produced 1849-52. Bronze electrotype. Medals and PlaquettesAugust II (medal) Wermuth, Christian (1661 1739)Vrede te Passarowitz, Philipp Heinrich Müller, 1718 history medal Silver medal. Front: View of the city of Passarowitz with various mosques, above that eagle with sword and palm branch inside Cover; Cut: coat of arms. Reverse: inscription Inside wreath of two tied olive branches Nuremberg silver (metal) striking (metalworking) Pozarevac. ServeCarnavalet museum, medal collection Law Coatboards of Chateaudun; Reverse registration on fourteen lines.Carnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionBliżej Kultury Minheymer, Jan (1808 1879)Six pounds ecu essay Revers, 1791 Jean-Pierre Droz (1746-1823). Essay of Six Book Ecu Revers, 1791. Etain, 1791. Carnavalet Museum, History of Paris.Project Graly-Manzag 2013-2016 Carnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionMedal commemorating the discovery of penicillin. Scottish bacteriologist Alexander Fleming (1881-1955) discovered penicillin in 1928. In 1945 he shared the Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine with Howard Florey (1898-1968) and Ernst Chain (1906-1979), who had perfected a method of producing the volatile drug, now known to the world as antibiotics. Reverse of a medal celebrating the award of the prize.Bliżej Kultury Majnert, Józef (1813 1879)Przeszo Przyszoci Unknown, Stanis A wszczyczki (1677 1766)Jan Iii Sobieski (1674 1696), Victory Near Khotyn Höhn, Jan (m .; Ca 1641 1693)Clockwork makers' guild, funeral service with no. 9. Brass of medal. Front: timepiece for cloth with monogram of letters H, S and L and inscription no. 9 Within circumstances. Downside: coffin on bare next to open grave; In background two pyramids, where kicks are standing in writing.Live free or die, 1791 Anonymous. "Live free or die, 1791". Golden bronze, 1791.False Coin, Penny, 1013 1025, Mieszko II (1025 1031)Society of Corrodeur workers ", around 1848 (title registered (letter)) Medal. Society of Corrodeur workers. Etain, around 1848.Carnavalet museum, medal collectionPlanets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Carnavalet museum, medal collectionProject Graly-Manzag 2013-2016 Carnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionPlanets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Bliżej Kultury unknown, Dassier, JeanCarnavalet museum, medal collection Right registration on seven lines; Reverse registration on two lines, at the high head of the Republic on the left and a faith.Planets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Carnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionCarnavalet museum, medal collectionBliżej Kultury unknownOpening the peace negotiations in Utrecht, Anonymous, 1712 history medal Silver medal. Front: View of the city of Utrecht Binnenstralkans above coat of arms and rolls paper inside Cover; Cut: Inscription. Reverse: France, Spain, Great Britannia, Germany and the Republic, in the form of five women sitting around the table in Overschrift. Netherlands silver (metal) casting UtrechtGrahal-Manzara. Carnavalet 2013-2016 collection sites. Numismatics.Abandonment of privileges Benjamin Duvivier (1730-1819) and Nicolas-Marie Guards (1751-1832). Abandoning privileges. Silver bronze. August 4, 1789.Carnavalet museum, medal collectionPhiladelphia Centennial Exhibition 1876 William Barber. Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition. William Barber (1807-1879). American. 1876. Bronze and gold leafCarnavalet museum, medal collectionEarthquake in Japan 1923, Jacob Jan van Goor, 1923 history medal Bronze medal, on the front a Japanese and a Dutchman who give each other hand against a background of VOC ships and Japanese characters, with a change and cut-out text, on the downside eight lines of text in an edge of flames. bronze (metal) striking (metalworking)Drawing academy of 's-Hertogenbosch, first prize of the antiques, awarded to P.A. De Bergh, G.F. Sartorius Jr. (Possible), 1827 award medal Silver medal to wear and carrying ring. Front: young woman, representative drawing, sits on a throne with coat of arms, against which Hoorn leans in abundance; She holds wreath in her vast right hand; At her feet in front of her: palette, passer and roll of paper; Behind her sculpted head inside. Reverse: inscription Binnen Lauwerkrans and Dischanging Netherlands silver (metal) striking (metalworking) / engraving the BoschCarnavalet museum, medal collectionJ.G. Lageman, Medal on the death of Jan Nieuwenhuijzen, founder of the Society to Nut van 't Algemeen, mortality medal medal silver medal of 3.8, Grave memorial, JAN NIEUWENHUIJEN DECEASED 25 FEBRUARY 1806 (legend) STICHTTER VAN DE TIJATS: UNTIL NUT VAN 'T GENERAL (in trimming) below J.G.L.F. Rotterdam Delfshaven Middelland Heemraadssingel From house at Heemraadssingel Rotterdam.Commemorative badge of participation in the procession on the occasion of the National Day of May 3 in Warsaw in 1916The martyrs of freedom, 1793 The martyrs of freedom . Bronze, 1793.Wedding medal Isaac van Teylingen, mayor of Rotterdam, and Geertruyda Johanna Bouwer, wedding medal penning footage silver, The two coats of arms with ornament around it crown above and coat of arms Rotterdam underneath, MR. ISAAC by TEYLINGEN AND GEERTUYDA JOHANNA BOUWER (rose) (omschrift) marriage mayor RotterdamSIGNER OF ON SOIL, 1792 (RIGHT) Augustin Dupr� (1748-1833). SIGNER OF ONLY, 1792 (RIGHT).Carnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionShield decorated with relief performances of allegories on glory, fame, power and caution. According to the description, the shield is signed with: Georgius de Ghisys, Mantuanu, Fa, MDLIIII.Confederation of the French, Federation Festival, July 14, 1790 (Title Title) Anonymous. Medal. Confederation of the French, Federation Day, July 14, 1790.A Whig Medal, evidently issued by the city, to Commemorate the Passage of the 2nd Reform Bill, 1832. Artist: Medalist: Benjamin Wyon (British, London 1802-1858 London). Culture: British. Dimensions: Diameter: 2 in. (51 mm). Date: 1832. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Germany campaign and campaign of France, 1813-1814 ". Etain. 1814. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 70234-38 Wing, Germany campaign, standing, tain, woman, France, globe, Napoleonian war, 1st empire, medal, numismatics, profile, portrait, reverse, saxe, sphere, earth, headReproduction of the Seal of St. Martin (capital of Mainz), L. 12th-14th century late 12th-14th century German. Reproduction of the Seal of St. Martin (capital of Mainz), L. 12th-14th century 32928Medal at the battle of Nieuwpoort, jeton utility medal medal exchange buyer, battle between the two armies in the dunes omschrift: .HOC. OPVS. DOMINI. EXERCITVVM. (That is the work of the Lord of Hosts) with Utrecht coat of arms Utrecht Prins Maurits NieuwpoortCarnavalet museum, medal collectionToken for a 1/2 penny from Rochdale, England, 1791 ,, 1791 coin Copper private currency. Front: Ramswacht. Year at the bottom. Rail side: Sitting man on loom. Value designation as a change. Ride. copper (metal) striking (metalworking)Medal of the Commission of Dramatic Authors, "in Rachel", 1829 Joseph Fran�ois DOMARD (1792-1858). Medal of the dramatic authors commission, in Rachel, 1829. Gold, between 1829 and 1880.Paten, 1800's. Russia, 19th century. Engraved silver; diameter: 17.8 cm (7 in.).Commemorative medal 16th Hiking Meeting Association Nordwestdeutscher Gabelsberger Stenographs and 10th Foundation Festival Stenographhen-Verein Gabelsberger from 1881 to HamburgPlanets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Medal, Samuel Cohen Elion, After Nicolaas Smaller, 1853 history medal Silver medal. Front: Woman with sickle and wheat and ray slid under her left arm, representing the Netherlands, looks at how Neptunus flees on his seawear with rowing chip in raised left hand; in the background of the Leeghwater; Cut: signature. Reverse: inscription. The medal was marked with the Mercury Staff of the Rijksmunt. Amsterdamafter design by: Netherlands silver (metal) striking (metalworking) Haarlemmermeer. Leeghwater, theReligious medal, 1850 (dummy title) Anonymous. Religious Medal, 1850 (Apers).Bliżej Kultury unknown, Dadler, Sebastian (1586-1657)Carnavalet museum, medal collection Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte's right to the left; Reverse registration on eight lines.Bliżej Kultury unknownCarnavalet museum, tokens collectionGlöckler, Oskar, Sa-Obersturmbannführer (n.1893-10-29-D.1938-01-27), Fliege Deutscher Adler, Siege-Im Neuen Kampfjahr 1936-Beginning of the quest for the benefit of WHW in the GA GA Süd-Hannover -Braunschweig (title awarded), 1936. Stamped metal. Museum of the Liberation of Paris - General Leclerc Museum - Jean Moulin Museum.Carnavalet museum, tokens collectionMedal of the Archbishop of constant adoration of the most frequent sacrament; Majnert, Józef (1813-1879); 1845 (1845-00-00-1845-00-00);Carnavalet museum, medal collectionMedal commemorating Claude Bernard, French physiologist Bernard (1813-1878) investigated the liver, discovering glycogen, and determined that most of the process of digestion occurs in the small intestine, rather that the stomach. He showed that haemoglobin carries oxygen in red blood cells, and demonstated how carbon monoxide poisoning disrupted this process. When Bernard died in 1878, the French government organised his funeral, making him the first French scientist to be honoured in this way.Planets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Carnavalet museum, medal collection Right registration on four lines in a bay crown; Reverse registration on five lines in a laurel wreath.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.Dupré, Augustin (n.1748-10-06-D.1833-01-30), A.B. Franklin (main title), 1784. Bronze copper alloy. Red brown patina. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.Carnavalet museum, medal collectionCarnavalet museum, tokens collectionCarnavalet museum, tokens collectionPlanets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Medal with the effigy of Maurice de Saxe ". Paris, Museum of Romantic Life. Effigie, French marechal, medal, numismaticsProject Graly-Manzag 2013-2016 Carnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionPlanets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Commemoration of the February 1848 Revolution (Title) Anonymous. Commemoration of the Revolution of February 1848.Planets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Token at the currency "freedom and equality", 1792 Anonymous. Token at the currency freedom and equality, 1792. Brass.Carnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionGaming 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.).Kuipersgilde van Zierikzee, Gildepenning with no. 1, Anonymous, 1738 medal Brass medal. Front: Crowned Kuipersaame image between three Keilen and a drill above figure 1 dotted edge and reversal. Reverse: Bijl, Kuipershamer and Passer Inside dotted edge and reversal Zierikzee brass (alloy) casting / engraving ZierikzeeGENERAL FEDERATION OF PARIS, July 14, 1790 Anonymous. General Federation of Paris, July 14, 1790. Silver copper Repouss�, 1790.Polish Kingdom, Aleksander (1815-1825), a penny of Poland from domestic copper, Warsaw; 1823, new beating around 1860 Mint of Warsaw, Aleksander and