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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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Tribute to the Revolution of 1848, 22, 23 and 24 February 1848 (dummy title) Tribute to the Revolution of 1848, 22, 23 and 24 February 1848. Etain, 1848.Chaplain, Jules-Clément (n.1839-07-12-D.1909-07-13), International Universal Exhibition, Paris, 1900 (dummy title), 1900. Bronze. Carnavalet Museum - History of Paris.Dupré Augustin (1748 - 1833). To the glory of the French, July 14, 1789. (Registered title). Medal. Copper, smooth. In 1789. Paris, Carnavalet museum. MEDALWaterloo MedallionCarnavalet museum, medal collection Right a lion lying on the left, surrounded by a branch of bay leaf and oak leaves; Under the plinth, a swinging balance and a torch placed in a necklace with a sword; Large arms of Belgium.One penny Aleksander and Mint of Warsaw, Aleksander andTribute to the dead of the revolution of 1848 (dummy title) Medal of Tribute to the Dead of the Revolution of 1848.FREEDOM, EQUALITY, BORDEAUX, 1794 Anonymous. Freedom, Equality, Bordeaux, 1794. Bronze, 1794.Bliżej Kultury Minheymer, Jan (1808 1879)Project Grange Manzary MANZA 2014-2016 Carnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionPlanets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Award medal of the handicraft and industrial exhibition in KrakowShield of Caraffa Arms reverse. Dated: early 16th century. Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Neapolitan 16th Century.Order of the Haas, spent spending during the siege of the Citadel of Antwerp, Anonymous, 1832 history medal Lead medal to wearing. Front: hare running to the right; Behind him a bomb that is on the point of exploding within Koverschrift. Reverse: inscription inside Omnipia. Belgium lead (metal) striking (metalworking) Citadel of Antwerp (19th century)John Casimir (1649-1668), The Treaty of Oliwa; 1660 Höhn, Jan (m .; Ca 1641 1693)Planets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Wide Show-Thaler 1541 Hungarian, Kremnitz Transylvania, a Hungarian province, supplied much of Europes silver and gold at the time. Alchemists regarded silver as the moons metal, imbued with magic powers. It was also the currency of cash, in particular the Thaler: a coin minted throughout sixteenth-century Europe. In an era marked by constant threat of war, precious silver vessels were literally worth their weight in currency—easily melted down in times of need. [Elizabeth Cleland, 2017. Wide Show-Thaler. Hungarian, Kremnitz. 1541. Silver. Medals and PlaquettesCarnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionHoly Sacrament, fifty -year commemoration in the collegial church of St. Michel and St. Gudule in Brussels, Anonymous, 1820 Silver medal under crown with hole in it. Front: With three crowns, Tabernakel inside Cover. Reverse: Inscription Belgium silver (metal). gilding (material) casting / gilding Brussels. Sint-Michiel and Sint-GoedelekathedralCarnavalet museum, medal collection Right to the center, a smoking locomotive to the right followed by four freight wagons; Reverse in the center, Revue des troops by Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte on a hoarse horse to the right.Carnavalet museum, medal collection Right registration on five lines in a bay crown; Reverse registration on five lines.Conquest of Algiers by General de Bourmont, July 5, 1830 Jacques-Jean Bar (1793-1855). Conquest of Algiers by General de Bourmont, July 5, 1830. Bronze. 1830.Les Martyrs de la Liberté, 1793. Etain. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 70687-40 Averse, tin, medal, numismatics, revoultionary period, profile, portrait, French revolutionLeone Leoni, Blind Man with a Staff and Water flask, Led by a Dog (reverse), c 1561 Blind Man with a Staff and Water-flask, Led by a Dog reverse title QS:P1476,en:Blind Man with a Staff and Water-flask, Led by a Dog reverse  label QS:Len,Blind Man with a Staff and Water-flask, Led by a Dog reverse  label QS:Lde,Blinder Mann mit Stab und Wasserbeutel geführt von einem Hund reverseMedal: Lieutenant General T. J. Jackson (reverse). Armand Auguste Caqué (French, 1793-1881). Bronze; diameter: 5.1 cm (2 in.).Token of the philanthropic society for soup Token of the philanthropic society for soup. Copper, relief, right. Between 1815 and 1820.Grahal-Manzara. Carnavalet 2013-2016 collection sites. Numismatics.Pierre-François Palloy (1755-1835). "Tribute to the representatives of the people". Bronze. August 17, 1795. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 54297-2 Phrygian cap, bronze, oak leaf, tribute, republic, inscription, medal, patriot, patriotism, Parisian people, representative, French re -revolutionaryCarnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionCarnavalet museum, medal collectionCarnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionDefense of the Citadel van Antwerpen, Penning awarded by the Commission of Recognition in Amsterdam to T. de Vries, David van der Kellen (1804-1879), 1832 - 1833 Bronze medal. Front: Helmed soldier in Roman clothing stands on Scheldt for Ruine van Citadel and Weert with shield at him shot off in the Omschangen; Cut: Inscription. Reverse: inscription inside Eikekrans. Utrecht bronze (metal) striking (metalworking) / engraving Citadel of Antwerp (19th century). ScalesFoundation of the slaughterhouse of Vincennes, 1864 Foundation of the slaughterhouse of Vincennes, 1864 . Bronze. 1864-1864.Bricklayer, stonemason, leader, plumbing and pump makers' guild of Amsterdam, Gildepenning by G. Stellingwerff Master Metselaar, Anonymous, 1805 medal Brass medal. Front: crowned, standing trowel. Reverse: Inscription Amsterdam brass (alloy) engraving AmsterdamAdam and Eve in the Garden of Paradise 1549 Medalist: Master of 1549 The obverse of this medal depicts the Fall of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Paradise. The reverse depicts the Expulsion of Adam and Eve.. Adam and Eve in the Garden of Paradise 204506Election of Louis-Napoélon Bonaparte, December 1848. Etain, 1848. Paris, Musée Carnavalet. NumismaticsReligious medal Filipkiewicz, Stefan (1879 1944), Central Office of Publishers of the Supreme National CommitteeService of Thanksgiving for Recovery of Prince of Wales medal 1872 Medalist: Joseph Shepherd Wyon British. Service of Thanksgiving for Recovery of Prince of Wales medal. Medalist: Joseph Shepherd Wyon (British, London 1836-1873 Winchester). British. 1872. Bronze. Medals and PlaquettesCarnavalet museum, tokens collectionReturn of the ashes of Emperor Napoleon I, December 1840 Return of the ashes of Emperor Napoleon I, December 1840. Bronze.Presenting medal of the corn meters and setter guild in Amsterdam, 1778 ,, 1797 history medal. medal Round plate brass engraved on the front a crowned corn size, without bow, on the reverse five lines of text, with cable edge, in the name of Jan Dijkman 24 May 1797 brass (alloy) engravingFigure before a Palm Tree reverse. Dated: 1507. Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Giancristoforo Romano.One Penny Mikołaj i Mint Warsaw, Mikołaj I (1825 55)Przeszo Przyszoci Woodhaeuses, Johan Philip (1741 1792)Martial Federation, May 30, 1790 Andr� Galle (1761-1844). Martial Federation, May 30, 1790. Silver, 1790.Medal on the victory of Prince Maurits at Turnhout and other war events, jeton utility medal medal exchange copper, weapon trophy in foreground; above: between Eems and Rhine and Maas the cities Alphen Rijnbeek Meurs Bredevoort Grolle Goor Enschede Oldenzaal Ootmarsum bottom right: Turnhout, D.O.M. Prince Maurits Groenlo#Beginning of Shooting Data Section Nikon D700 2015/10/09 16: 02: 13.39 Time zone/Date: UTC, ž time: Džsactivže RAW (14 bits) Image size: L (4256 x 2832), FX Objective: 60mm f/2.8g Photographer: Copyright: Focal: 60mm Exhibition mode: Manual Measure: Matrinian shutter speed: 1/50S Opening: F/8 Expo Correction. : 0il Ržgl. PRE EXPO. : Sensitivity: ISO 400 OPTIMIZATION IMAGE: Balance of whites: PRO-RE-REGLAGE MANUAL D-0, 0, 0 MODE STATE: AF-C Zone AF mode: AF ˆ DETION OF CONTRACTE PROW AF: DžSActivž VR: REDUCTION OF THE Noise: Džsactivže REDUC. ISO noise: Džsactivže Color mode: Colorimžtrique space: Adobe RVB Tones Correction: Resorting shades: Saturation: Accentuation: D-lighting Active: Džsactivž Control LE DU VIGNATAGE: Normal Control of Distortion: Picture Control: SD Standard background on: SD Standard Rapid confidence: 0 Accentualization: 3 Contrast: 0 Luminosit: 0 Saturation: 0 shade: 0 Filters effects: Virage: SYS Coordinating: Džsactivže Cleaning the Image sensor: 2015/05 /19 0A medal commemorating the repeated funeral of Kazimierz WielkiGrahal-Manzara. Carnavalet 2013-2016 collection sites. Numismatics.Fraternal Association of Households ", half a decimation, Currency of Convention, 1848 (dummy title) Medal Fraternal Association of Households, Half D�cime, Currency of Convention, 1848.Societeit de Hoop in Eeckeren, first prize won at the Gaaischieten by Eduardus Braem, Anonymous, 1844 award medal Silver medal. Front: bow, arrow sleeve, arrows, banner, shooting pole and the like within disposition. Reverse: inscription inside laurel wreath. silver (metal). gilding (material) engraving / gilding Ekeren300th anniversary of the Junior High School of St. Anna in Krakow G Owacki, Wac AW (1828 1908), Schwerdtner, Johann (1834 1920)Memorial of the old Temple Bar 1878 Medalist: C. H. Mabey. Memorial of the old Temple Bar. Medalist: C. H. Mabey. British. 1878. Lead, struck. Medals and PlaquettesQueen Maria Theresa of Austria Kneeling in front of the Virgin while Receiving the Hungarians' Oath of Allegiance obverse. Dated: 1741. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 5.08 cm (2 in.) gross weight: 52.69 gr (0.116 lb.) axis: 12:00. Medium: silver. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Joseph Wellisch after Baron Johann Lazarus de Gyalakuta.J.P.M. Menger, Medal at the silver wedding feast of H.R.W. De Bruijn (wine buyer in Rotterdam) and C.J.M. Serruijs on August 15, 1864, wedding medal medal bronze imagery, beaten, Under celestial light two folded hands coming out of the clouds on ribbon holding two coats of arms surrounded by rosary resting on winged angel's head. On the coats of arms the initials. Omschrift in latin, H.R.W.d.. C.I.M.S. AD OPTATAM PERVENIANT SENECTUTEM! ET POSTEA VITAM HABEATIS AETERNAM marriage wedding party RotterdamMula and Another Man Joining Hands reverse. Dated: 1538. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 4.01 cm (1 9/16 in.) gross weight: 27.92 gr (0.062 lb.) axis: 6:00. Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Andrea Spinelli.Project Graly-Manzag 2013-2016 Carnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionInnocence of Hulst by Frederik Hendrik, Johannes Looff, 1645 history medal Silver medal. Front: City of Hulst during shooting, above that two angels with coatschild and pennant with inscription. Reverse: cloth with inscription surrounded by vines and under crowned coat of arms. Middelburg silver (metal) striking (metalworking) HollyExodus of Salzburger Emigrants 1732, Martin Holtzhey, 1732 history medal Silver medal, on the front a group of emigrants who leave Saltzburg, with a change and cut -out text, on the reverse thirteen lines of text. Amsterdam silver (metal) striking (metalworking). Scale, completely driven. Within an edge of rollerwork, the performance of Argus, brought asleep by Mercury with his flute game.Photographs of the seal of the Krakow Chapter from 1212 and the seal from 1228 dean of the Płock chapter Gunter (I) unknownRod. Medal The Count of Sèze. Metal, bronze. Nineteenth century. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. 58767-19 Wing, bronze, helmet, crown, draper, etndard, man, commemorative medal, metal, numismatics, Sepulture, 19th centuryPolish Kingdom, Russian Partition (1832-1841), Mikołaj I, 15 Kopiejek / 1 zloty, Trial, St. St. Petersburg; 1841 Petersburg mintPlanets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Bliżej Kultury unknownBadge and Congress of Polish Musicians in LvivPlanets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Carnavalet museum, medal collection Right to the left of Charles-Albert King of Sargaigne; Busting of Pie IX on the right.Francis I 18th century Medalist: Georg Wilhelm Vestner. Francis I. Medalist: Georg Wilhelm Vestner (German, Schweinfurth 1677-1740 Nuremberg). German. 18th century. Gilt bronze. Medals and PlaquettesMedal struck on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the Viennese relief (September 12, 1883); G Owacki, Wac Aw (1828-1908); 1883 (1883-00-00-1883-00-00);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.).FERNANDO GONZALEZ DE VALDES. Location: MUSEO LAZARO GALDIANO-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.Medals. Alberti Medals. Alberti. Black and white projection plate. 1900-1930. Photograph of Jacques-Ernest Bulloz (1858-1942).The Great Seal of Queen Victoria. The Great Seal of the Realm is a seal used to symbolise the Sovereign's approval of state documents. Queen Victoria, 1819 - 1901. Queen of the United Kingdom of Grjeton utility medal medal exchange buyer, Mercury with staff offers Odysseus (Prins Maurits) the herb Moly to legend: (rose) MENTEMQVE MENVMQVE (heart and hand) top Moly Spain prince Maurits Mercury Odysseus Twelve year FileCommemorative badge issued on the occasion of the ceremony on the battlefield in Racławice on May 8, 1916 Central Office of Publishers of the Supreme National Committee, Procaj Owowicz, Antoni StanisMedal Augusta II Wettyna z 1706 r. unknown, Geiger, Andreas (1765 1856)Charles I and Henrietta Maria. England, 17th century. about 1626-27. Jewelry and Adornments; medals. Silver counter, engravedGerolamo Vassalo (1773-1819) / Joseph Salwirck (1759-1820). "Confederation of the Cisalpine Republic, July 9, 1797". Bronze, 1797. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 57571-9 Free, Phrygian Bonnet, Branch, Bronze, Confederation, Abundance Corn, Directory, Child, Woman, Man, Free, Medal, Numismatics, Olivier, Premiere Republic, Cisalpine Republic, cityPichard. Presentation medal of the central management of army equipment. Bronze Florentin, 1999. General Leclerc Museum of Hauteclocque and the Liberation of Paris, Jean Moulin Museum.Mantuan 16th Century, A Triumph, first quarter 17th century A TriumphCaptain Lambert Hendriks lets Algerian hijackers hang up on Ras and throw it off, ca. 1619, Anonymous, 1684 - 1700 Pearl plaquette, bass relief engraved with caption. Off the coast of Algiers are the ships of Captain Lambert Hendriks. The blood flag is hoisted on the front ship. 125 imprisoned Algerian hijackers are hung on the RAs of the ships and thrown together tied off. This would have taken place around 1619 and were done as a means of pressure to release hijacked ships and Christian slaves from the Republic. Northern Netherlands mother of pearl cutting / engraving violent death by hanging. drowning (violent death ~ water). being thrown overboard. pirate, corsair, buccaneer. prisoner of war (after the battle) AlgiersMedal on the preserved tranquility in the city of Rotterdam, penning footage gold, Weapon of Rotterdam between S and C (Senatu Consulto = having heard the senate vroedschap); underneath suspended cloth on which text, Erkentenis for the preserved Rust within the City at the repair of 's-Lands lawful Constitution Ao. 1787 Rotterdam preserved peace of custodian Resulting from unmanaged contents of the Colony of Suriname for which the legal successors are no longer detectable after investigation. On behalf of and for placement in the Museum of Antiquities in Rotterdam they were offered on behalf of the board of the Colony of Suriname.NUMISMATICA. MEDALLA MODERNA. DE CARLOS III, POR GERONIMO ANTONIO GIL. REVERSO. CATAFALCO FUNERARIO CON FIGURAS ALUSIVAS A ESPAÑA, AMERICA,LAS ARTES Y LA OBRA DE CARLOS III.1788.(DEPOSITO: MUSEO ARQUEOLOGICO NACIONAL).Augustin Dupré (1748-1833). Punch: Louis XVI on horseback. Steel. 1782 (obverse). Paris, Carnavalet museum. Medal, numismaticsAugust III (1733-1763), coronation token Groskurt, Heinrich Paul (1675 1751)Flowering Shrub Growing through Thorns reverse. Dated: c. 1570. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 4.26 cm (1 11/16 in.) gross weight: 32.21 gr (0.071 lb.) axis: 12:00. Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Pier Paolo Galeotti.Silver exit of a ½ penny from the VOC from the city of Utrecht, 1794, United Oostindische Compagnie, 1794 coin Silver coin. Front: Crowned bent coat of arms of the city of Utrecht. Reverse: monogram of the VOC, above which mint sign and including the year. Cable edge. NB: Mint plate pierced. Utrecht silver (metal) striking (metalworking)Pierre-Yon Barré (1749-1832), Vaudevilliste and Chansernier Maurice Valentin Borrel (1804-1882). "Pierre-Yon Barré (1749-1832), Vaudevilliste and Sabernier". Bronze.Thomas Simon, Parliament Assembled in One House (reverse), 1650 Parliament Assembled in One House reverseBOTON DEL UNIFORME DE UJIERES DEL SENADO DE LA RESTAURACION DECORADO CON EL ESCUDO DE LA CAMARA - SIGLO XIX. Location: SENADO-NUMISMATICA. MADRID. SPAIN.Planets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Federative Pact in Paris, July 14, 1790 Anonymous. Federative Pact in Paris. Golden brass, July 14, 1790.Bliżej Kultury unknown, WolffgangProject Graly-Manzag 2013-2016 Carnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionTwo carved shells, Cornelis Bellekin (attributed to), c. 1670 - c. 1700 On the right in the foreground, Andromeda is tied to the rock with both arms. She turns her head to Perseus, who comes to fly on Pegasus. He has already lifted his sword to fell the sniffing dragon that emerged from the water. In the foreground are shells of all kinds; On the right there are a number of plants and some trees in the background. On the inside the inscription: Andromeda Perseus. Amsterdam mother of pearl On the right in the foreground, Andromeda is tied to the rock with both arms. She turns her head to Perseus, who comes to fly on Pegasus. He has already lifted his sword to fell the sniffing dragon that emerged from the water. In the foreground are shells of all kinds; On the right there are a number of plants and some trees in the background. On the inside the inscription: Andromeda Perseus. Amsterdam mother of pearlTrade in Boucherie de Paris, 1810 Bertrand Gold Jean-Bertrand Andrieu (1761-1822). Trade in the Boucherie de Paris, 1810. Copper. 1810.Proclamation of the Provisional Government, September 4, 1870 (dummy title) OVERSEMARY. Proclamation of the Provisional Government, September 4, 1870. Copper and Dorure, 1870.Carnavalet museum, medal collectionHorticulture Society of Seine-et-Oise, April 7, 1840 Horticulture Company of Seine-et-Oise, April 7, 1840 "Copper. 1840-1840.