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Depictions of various historical medals and coins, featuring detailed engravings of figures and designs from numismatic collections.

Commemoration of the revolution of February 1848 Anonymous. Commemoration of the revolution of February 1848. Copper.
Commemoration of the revolution of February 1848 Anonymous. Commemoration of the revolution of February 1848. Copper.
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Planets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Planets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Planets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Marie Antoinette (1755-1793), Queen of France (1774-1792), after 1793 Anonymous. Marie-Antoinette (1755-1793), Queen of France (1774-1792), after 1793. Silver bronze.ACADEMIA LIGUSTICA Gerolamo Vassallo (1773-1819). Ligustic academia. Tin. 1797.August III (1733-1763), surrender to Gdańsk to August III Vestner, Georg Wilhelm (1677 1740)Planets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Carnavalet museum, medal collection Alphonse de Lamartine's right to right; Reverse registration on seven lines surrounded by a oak crown.Planets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Commemoration of the revolution of February 1848 Anonymous. Commemoration of the revolution of February 1848. Copper.English satirical token, 1795 Anonymous. English satirical token, 1795. Copper.Carnavalet museum, medal collection Bust law of Mgr Denis Affre on the left; heart core in flames.Universal exhibition of Philadelphia, 1876 Henry Mitchell. Medal of the Universal Exhibition of Philadelphia, Bronze, 1876.Carnavalet museum, medal collection Bust of the Republic to the left; Reverse registration on seven lines in a oak crown.Project Graly-Manzag 2013-2016 Carnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionPresence medal of the surgeon guild in Amsterdam, large model 1654 ,, 1654 history medal. medal Cast brass medal, on the front death with scythe and hourglass on altar, on the turn of a crowned coat of arms Amsterdam with carriers above an inscript room and a skull, in the name of Theodorus van Rhyn brass (alloy) castingCarnavalet museum, medal collection Right head of Louis-Philippe at the oak crown on the left; Reverse Republic and justice enthusiasts look at each other; Head of Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte on the left at the top; cartel with the date at the bottom.Completion of the exhibition in Amsterdam. Silver medal. Front: only founded stock exchange building within circumcision. Reverse: Inscription with cross-crossed Mercury staff and olive branchProject Graly-Manzag 2013-2016 Carnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionPlanets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Project Graly-Manzag 2013-2016 Carnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionCarnavalet museum, medal collection Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte's right to the left; Reverse registration on six lines.Carnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionTribute to the National Guard of Rochefort, June 23-26, 1848 Anonymous. Tribute to the National Guard of Rochefort, from 23 to 26 June 1848. Copper White.Two medals commemorating the Treaty of Münster. A single peace is better than countless victories,’ reads the Latin inscription on the medal that Amsterdam had struck to commemorate the Treaty of Münster. The city anticipated a new era of prosperity and wealth. Goldsmith Lutma thus had free rein to create a very special medal. The gold medals were for the city councillors, the silver ones were presented as gifts.Receiver General des Pauss Achille de Harlay, 1672 (Title Title) Medal of Receiver General des Pauss Achille from Harlay, 1672. Copper.Benjamin Duvivier (1730-1819). "Peace of Campo Formio, 1797". Tin. 1797. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 54284-20 Campo Formio, Etain, Woman, Medal, Peace, Bouquet, FruitThummer whose reverse has been replaced by an allegorical composition bearing the name "Brisson", around 1793-1794 Anonymous. Sononum whose reverse has been replaced by an allegorical composition bearing the name Brisson , around 1793-1794. Bronze. 1793-1794.Carnavalet museum, medal collection Right head of the Duke of Orleans on the left; Reverse elevation of the facade of the Ferdinand chapel.Tribute to French settlers in Algeria, s. d. Anonymous. Tribute to French settlers in Algeria. Copper. 1830.Surgeon Guild of Amsterdam, Guild Penning by Surgeon Poulus F. Mulder, Anonymous, 1654 medal Brass medal. Front: Death, depicted as a frame, in Bloemenveld with scythe in the right hand and with left hand on hourglass, which is on a pedestal. Reverse: crowned coat of arms, flanked by two lions above cartouche with inscription and skull Amsterdam brass (alloy) casting / engraving AmsterdamPlanets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.145549 1 Anonymous. Wallace commemorative medal. Donation by Richard Wallace during the seat of Paris, December 27, 1870.Tribute to the speech of Eug�nie Niboyet (1796-1883), President of the Ladies Club, May 27, 1848 (Factitious Title) Anonymous. Tribute to the speech of Eug�nie Niboyet (1796-1883), President of the Ladies Club, May 27, 1848.Victoria (1819-1901), Young Queen of the United Kingdom, 1837 (dummy title) Anonymous. Victoria (1819-1901), Young Queen of the United Kingdom, 1837.Anonymous. "Festival of Supreme Being". Tin. June 8, 1794. Paris, Carnavalet museum. Right seen from the mountain raised on the field of Mars for the Festival of the Supreme Being. Tree of freedom, champ-de-man, tin, to be supreme, party, mountain, French revolutionPlanets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Project Graly-Manzag 2013-2016 Carnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionCarnavalet museum, medal collection Right head of Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte on the left followed by a flower between two points; Reverse in the center, hey accessible by a high staircase whose ramp is decorated with flags; A soldier descends the walking by holding a flag in his right hand and raising his left arm; All around, an indistinct crowd of soldiers.Windshea-s�ance for National Absemb�e, Le 4 May 1848 Anonymous. First session of the National Assembly, May 4, 1848. Copper.Neighborhood of the Visscherdijk in The Hague, Funeral Penison with no. 6 made from death medal, Anonymous, 1694 Brass oval medal. Front: Louwered skull on two crossed bones above Cartouche with inscription; Above it winged hourglass and two scythes, why ribbon with inscription is draped within Kinderschrag. Reverse: cloth with inscription under laurel wreath inside Covering. Inscriptions both sides are difficult to read. The Hague brass (alloy) casting / engraving VisscherdijkThe victorious people of royalty, 1832 Anonymous. The victorious people of royalty, 1832. Bronze.Project Graly-Manzag 2013-2016 Carnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionMadame Elisabeth, 10 from 1794 P. G L�nard. Madame Elisabeth, May 10, 1794. Copper Golden Repouss�, 1801.Carnavalet museum, medal collectionCarnavalet museum, medal collectionMedal Louis XII, King of France (r. 1498-15155), and Anne of Brittany (1476-1514) ca. 1499 French Royal visits became the occasion for lavish civic festivities, and medals were produced to commemorate these events. A gold version of this double-sided medal was presented to Anne of Brittany when she arrived with Louis XII in Lyons in March 1500. The rule of the French king is glorified by the inscription: "In the blessed reign of Louis XII, a second Caesar, the entire Nation rejoices." The couple is portrayed in profile against fields sown with fleur-de-lis, emblem of the French monarchy, and ermine tails, emblem of Brittany, while the lion at the bottom refers to the city of Lyons.. Medal Louis XII, King of France (r. 1498-15155), and Anne of Brittany (1476-1514) 467614200th anniversary of the Gdańsk Academic Junior High School Wermuth, Christian Sigismund (1710/11 1791)Commission for arrested load 1940, Johannes Cornelis Wienecke, 1940 history medal Bronze medal, on the front an armored fist with trident on the water, behind which a site with goods and cranes, with a change, a ship on the back of a sea with mines, planes and the crowned Dutch arms shield surrounded By barbed wire, with explanation. bronze (metal) striking (metalworking)Carnavalet museum, medal collection Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte's right right; Reverse registration on a line in a medallion decorated with four houppes.Gold papal 10 ducat piece of Pope Clement VII (1478-1534).Grahal-Manzara. Carnavalet 2013-2016 collection sites. Numismatics.Republican Franc Club, 1848 (Title Title) Anonymous. Republican Franc Club, 1848. Silver copper. Around 1848.Carnavalet museum, medal collection Bust law of Mgr Denis Affre on the right; Reverse registration on seven lines in a crown of palms.Planets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Souvenir from the music competition, Rouen 24 25 August 1884.Construction of the Trekvaart from Dokkum to Groningen, Johannes Lutma (1624-1689), 1656 history medal Silver medal. Front: under coat of arms carried by two angels, a barge is pulled by horse inside Covering. Reverse: inscription inside frame under coat of arms worn by two angels Dokkum silver (metal) casting Dokkum. Groningen. Stroobose RechargerVisit of Isabella II, Queen of Spain to the city of Bilbao, Pierre Lévêque (Possible), 1836 history medal Bronze medal. Front: wife and child, both with crown and two laurel wreaths in hand, standing hill that looks on the city of Bilbao. Reverse: inscription inside Omnipia bronze (metal) striking (metalworking) BilbaoProject Graly-Manzag 2013-2016 Carnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionCarnavalet museum, medal collection Bust law of Mgr Denis Affre on the right; Reverse Mgr Denis Affre resting under a funeral canopy surmounted by a glory, above a butt and a procession cross in long stars.Corner: Tribute Bishop, Archbishop of Paris, 1848 Anonymous. Corner: "Tribute Bishop, Archbishop of Paris, 1848". Steel. 1848.Stephen Bathory (1576-1586); 1586 Mint of RigaA medal commemorating the repeated funeral of Kazimierz Wielki Langer, Jan Nepomissu (1838 1876)The expectation of all peoples Anonymous. The hope of all peoples. Silver copper repulsed. 1793.Reign of the law, 1793 Anonymous. Reigns of the law, 1793. Silver metal Repouss�, 1793.Bliżej Kultury unknown, Dassier, JeanAnonymous. "Festival of Supreme Being". Tin. June 8, 1794. Paris, Carnavalet museum. Right seen from the mountain raised on the field of Mars for the Festival of the Supreme Being. Tree of freedom, champ-de-man, tin, to be supreme, party, mountain, French revolutionBattle of the Moskova and Entre Moscow, September 7th and 14th, 1812 Romain Vincent Jeffroy (1749-1826) and Henri-Fran�ois Brandt (1789-1845). Battle of the Moskova and Entrance to Moscow, September 7th and 14th, 1812. Bronze, 1812.Religious carrying sign with Maria van Loreto ,, 1883 history medal Gilded medal with carrier, on the front Maria van Loreto with a change, two angels on the reverse for the holy house of Loreto, with cutting text and disguise. brass (alloy) striking (metalworking)Admission Coin To Womens Welfare Exposition; gilt metalMedal on the exodus of the Salzburgers, penning footage silver, F: Christ and Peter standing with ships on background, legend HERE LEASST MAN NICHT SO VIEL. Salzburger emigrant emigration migration Salzburg AustriaGaming Piece (reverse), c.1700. Martin Brunner (German, 1659-1725). Wood; diameter: 6.1 cm (2 3/8 in.); overall: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.).Medal awarded by the Ministry of the Interior, s. d. Godel. Medal awarded by the Ministry of the Interior. Copper. 1848.Italian 15th or 16th Century, Meleager on Horseback (Boar Hunting) (obverse), late 15th early 16th century Meleager on Horseback (Boar Hunting) obversePlanets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Planets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Two guinea piece of George II, 1740. Culture: British. Dimensions: Diameter: 1 1/8 in. (29 mm.). Date: 1740. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Carnavalet museum, medal collection Right to the left of Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte; Reverse registration on five lines.Medal on the Beded Day at the start of negotiations on the file, jeton utility medal medal exchange buyer, Dutchman with folded hands hesitates olive branch or sword offered between him; in the sky name JEHOVA in Hebrew letters omschrift: FIAT. VOLVNTAS. TVA. MDCVIII- (Your will be done 1608) Twelve-year File file SpainHeraklios Approaching the Gates of Jerusalem with the True Cross ca. 1402-13 French In 1402 Jean de France, duc de Berry, acquired a gold medal representing the emperor Constantine and subsequently another with the likeness of the emperor Heraklius. The duke had gold copies of the two medals made and from these further copies were made of which the raised silver versions are thought to be the earliest. The Limbourg brothers, who had unfettered access to the dukes extraordinary collections, clearly knew these medals. The scene of Heraklius approaching the gates of Jerusalem with the True Cross served as the model for their composition of the same subject in the Belles Heures (acc. no. 54.1.1a, b), a luxurious Book of Hours the duke commissioned them to illuminate.. Heraklios Approaching the Gates of Jerusalem with the True Cross. French. ca. 1402-13. Silver. Made in FrancePresenting medal of the Sint Joseph or Timmer's Guild in Amsterdam, Anonymous, c. 1600 - c. 1800 history medal. medal Cast brass medal with eye and carrying ring, silver -plated, on the front Joseph with stick and Mary with Jesus on the left, at the bottom of ioseph, on the downside crowned coat of arms with carriers above an inscript room, in the name of (inscription largely scratched away) Jacobus Keyserswaart Amsterdam brass (alloy) castingCarnavalet museum, medal collection Right to the center, head to the right of Henri de France in a medallion surrounded by eight stars. Around, eight busts named of members of the royal family in medallions which are separated by lilk flowers; setback registration on five linesSebastian Dadler, Triumph of King Gustavus Adolphus (reverse), 1634 Triumph of King Gustavus Adolphus reverseNational Day, July 14, 1884 Commemorative Medal of National Day, July 14, 1884.Jean-Bertrand Andrieu (1763-1822). Medal reverse. Pauline Borghese. Metal, gilded bronze, after 1803. Museum of Fine Arts of the city of Paris, Petit Palais. 58760-5 Bronze gilded, back, naked woman, face, medal, metal, numismatics, reverse, hold, threeAnonymous. "Insigne of the temple section". Lead, 1792. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 56708-12 National Convention, Insigne, Numismatics, lead, First Republic, Section, TempleWindshea-séance to the National Absemble Le 4 May 1848 Anonymous. First session of the National Assembly on May 4, 1848. Copper.Grahal-Manzara. Carnavalet 2013-2016 collection sites. Numismatics.Carnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionFALSE GDA + 7 DUCAT DONATIVE, Stephen Bathory (1571 1586)Medal, Bertrand Andrieu, French, 1761 - 1822, Cast bronze, Medal commemorating the siege of the Bastille, France, 19th century, metalwork, Decorative Arts, MedalGaming 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.).Carnavalet museum, medal collectionCarnavalet museum, medal collection Bust right by Denis Affre in a priestly costume on the right followed by a flower; Timber base with the statue of Denis Bénissant Affre, framed by branches.Anonymous. "Napoleon and a grenadier". Copper pushed, 1812-1813. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 61209-1 Cavalier, pushed copper, French emperor, grenadier, ier empire, medal, military, numismatics, backhand, greeted, soldier, soldier, soldier, soldier, soldierCarnavalet museum, medal collection Battle stage right on a barricade; in the foreground on the right, crowd of soldiers and a man wearing a branch; On the left, a man supporting a dying and two men of the Church on the back; At the top of the barricade, Denis affects the raised hand takes the floor; In the background, an armed crowd; Reverse Denis tribes on her deathbed, surrounded by a grieving crowd, gives a young soldier a crucifix.Planets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Planets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Henri IV, 1553-1610, King of France 1589 obverse. Dated: 1601. Dimensions: overall (diameter, without suspension loop): 6.03 cm (2 3/8 in.) overall (height with suspension loop): 8.04 cm (3 3/16 in.) gross weight: 79.25 gr (0.175 lb.) axis: 12:00. Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Philippe Danfrie II.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.).