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Historical Medals and Tokens

A collection of historical medals and tokens, showcasing intricate designs and inscriptions from various time periods and cultures.

Carnavalet museum, tokens collection
Carnavalet museum, tokens collection
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Billiards Players Matchsafe; England; silver; 4.5 x 5.7 x .8 cm (1 3/4 x 2 1/4 x 5/16 in. )Carnavalet museum, medal collection Right medal composed of two triangular forms placed on each other, all in a circle; In the first triangle, Phrygian hat above an inscription on five lines; In the second triangle, Phrygian Bonnet above an inscription on three lines; Reverse in the first triangle, Phrygian hat above an inscription on six lines; In the second triangle, Phrygian Bonnet above an inscription on three lines.Grahal-Manzara. Carnavalet 2013-2016 collection sites. Numismatics.Planets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Token money ca. 1780 Worcester factory. Token money. Worcester factory (British, 1751-2008). British, Worcester. ca. 1780. Soft-paste porcelain. Ceramics-Porcelain10 pfennig from Germany, Wiesbaden ,, 1921 coin Published by private firm as a auxiliary coin, stamp caught in iron window. Front: Orange -colored German stamp of 10 pfennig from the Germania series. Road side: designation of the company and place name on blue surface. paper. iron (metal)Grahal-Manzara. Carnavalet 2013-2016 collection sites. Numismatics.Carnavalet museum, medal collection Insignificant law of police commissioner in the field; Reverse in a Granetis, registration on 6 lines.Grahal-Manzara. Carnavalet 2013-2016 collection sites. Numismatics. Right registration on four lines in a circle; Reverse registration on seven lines in a nailed circle.Planets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Verso - Reverse. Verso: A lock of hair on a rayed background. Recto: Portrait of Sir Francis Dansey of Worksop, 1763-1837. Watercolour. Artist: Andrew Plimer. Miniature painting on ivory. "Portrait of Sir Francis Dansey of Worksop". Mounted in a gold locket containing at the back a lock of hair on a rayed background and surrounded by a border of dark blue enamel.Sword Guard (Tsuba) ca. 1615-1868 Japanese A tsuba is a sword guard and part of a sword mounting. It is mounted between the swords blade and grip to protect the users hands.. Sword Guard (Tsuba) 33399Advertisement for 'Atlas Ready Mixed Paint', Whitehead & Hoag Company, Plated metal, printed celluloid, Rectangular, curved top and bottom, featuring black printed decoration of paint can with variying type face and decorative motifs, inscribed 'Atlas Ready Mixed Paint, Manufactured by George D. Wetherill & Co., 114 North Front St., Philadelphia', inscribed below can 'White Lead, Zinc White, Pure Colors. All Painter's Supplies.' Inscribed in fine print below 'The Whitehead & Hoag Co., Newark, N.J.' Reverse features image of Atlas with globe on his back and cherubs flying about with brushes and paint cans, inscribed 'Established 1807. Incorporated 1896. We Must Cover The Earth with Atlas Paints. Geo. D. Wetherill Co. Inc., Philadelphia.' Side panel inscribed 'Atlas Paint Is Guaranteed', opposite side panel inscribed Geo. D. Wetherill & Co's Pure White Lead, $1000 Guarantee.' Lid hinged on side. Striker on bottom., 1900-10, containers, Decorative Arts, Matchsafe, MatchsafeMerklap from blue cotton on cotton. Merklap from cotton on cotton. The embroidery has the initials HVDM, JH C + B, the numbers 24, 6, 12 and dating 1921.Huismunt beaten by order of the Society of Benevolence worth 50 cents, for the ordinary colonies, Anonymous, 1818 - 1859 coin Front: Inscription top value indication. Tours side: inscription G and K Netherlands copper (metal) striking (metalworking)Grahal-Manzara. Carnavalet 2013-2016 collection sites. Numismatics.Coin isolated Italian One Euro coin isolated over a white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ClaudioxDiviziax 5418568Establishment of Burgergachten, Anonymous, 1830 Silver medal to wear and carrying ring. Front: Inscription under Kroon within Lauwerkrans. Reverse: inscription Inside Sterrekrans Belgium silver (metal) striking (metalworking) BelgiumAmerican identity plaque M-1940 by Marie-Thérèse Pezet. Metal, 1943-1944. General Leclerc Museum of Hauteclocque and the Liberation of Paris, Jean Moulin Museum.Cuff button, Gold, USA, 19th century, costume & accessories, Decorative Arts, Cuff buttonGrahal-Manzara. Carnavalet 2013-2016 collection sites. Numismatics.Wax seal with MEMENTO MORI AMALIA RICKEN 1770, wax seal seal information form lacquer, Wax seal with truncated tree and plants around tombstone with text; in box MEMENTO MORI AMALIA RICKEN 1770 heraldryDang of the city of Utrecht, 1744, City of Utrecht, 1744 coin Copper mint. Front: crowned urban coat of arms, held by two lions with a thin line in cut, including a decorated accolade with a large shell. Rail side: Inscription in two lines, including year. Year with Roman I. Utrecht copper (metal) striking (metalworking)Carnavalet museum, medal collection Right registration on four lines; Reverse on a bay crown, Phrygian hat placed on a triangle.Aloysio Arnaud, struck by L Taglioni, Compass Rose (reverse), second quarter 19th century Compass Rose reverseOval silver helmet box with inscription Wolter van Duren, his helmet is in here, is there with him, in t jaer 1635 den 4 aug, box holder fleece silver, sawn engraved Oval body, with flat lid, containing: fibrillation (C) Wolter van Duren's helmet is here in is daer fellow born in t jaer 1635 den 4 aug (engraving lid) superstition birthSweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)Award eleven Meren Tour 1987, Repko, 1987 Shield -shaped distinction that is carried out with ring; front: at the bottom of Banderol with Text Stadspoort (Sneek) and card cuts with a few lakes, with the bottom of the coat of arms in which IJ.C next to each other / s w ij under each other; Reversal: Inscription 9th Elfmerentocht 120 km 19-1-87. Sneek metal striking (metalworking)Hospital's Badge of Lyon, 1793 Anonymous. Badge of the Hospitallers of Lyon, 1793. Bronze, 1793.Dang for Dutch East Indies during British board, 1811 ,, 1811 coin Copper mint. Front: Monogram of the English East India Company. Above that letter B = British. Reverse: a uniform inscription, including year. Above the inscription Mint sign and under the year Muntmeesterteken Z = mintmaster Zwekkert. Surabaya copper (metal) striking (metalworking)matchsafe, silver, enamel, late 19th century, containers, Decorative Arts, matchsafeButton; ceramic, silver, glass; Bequest of Julia Hutchins Wolcott; 1959-66-306-bStamp of the Executive Committee of the Latvian Riflemen Regiments' Deputies Committee. Latvian War Museum. Riga. Latvia. Glass mosaic face bead. Culture: Roman, Eastern Mediterranean. Dimensions: H.: 1/2 in. (1.3 cm). Date: 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D..Opaque white, yellow, and red, and translucent blue and deep purple, appearing black.Square with slightly rounded edges and corners; flat front and back; small horizontal hole.At center, round female face framed by black and white striped hair, with almond-shaped eyes, eyebrows, nose, and slit mouth with red lips; the face enclosed in black and white circles set on a blue square ground; this in turn is encased in the yellow diamond on a blue square that extends almost to edges of bead, which are in white. Intact; dulling, pitting, and some creamy weathering. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Museo de la Romanización, Calahorra, La Rioja , Spain, Europe.Badge of the Social Contract Section, 1791 Anonymous. Badge of the Social Contract Section. Lead, 1791.Compass Rose reverse. Dated: second quarter 19th century. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 4.1 cm (1 5/8 in.) gross weight: 50.61 gr (0.112 lb.) axis: 12:00. Medium: silver. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: struck by L. Taglioni Aloysio Arnaud.of sealing wax seal on old parcelJudaica Symbols - SidurSuspension of the food section of the Citizens' Citizen of the Capital City of Warsaw Bread BrotCarnavalet museum, medal collection Right the facade of the new communal hotel in Schaerbeek; Reverse crown of palm and bay leaf.Carnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionAnonymous. Léopoldine Hugo heater. Golden metal, early 19th century. Paris, house of Victor Hugo. 57624-5 French heater, writer, family, daughter, Metal DoreThis close-up image of a penny shows the degree to which the microscopic imager on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit can zoom in on a target.Jean-Sylvain Bailly (1736-1793), Mayor of Paris (1789-1791) Jean-Pierre Montagny (1789-1862). "Jean-Sylvain Bailly (1736-1793), Mayor of Paris (1789-1791)". Bronze.National Discount Counter of Algiers, mid-nineteenth century DOMARD, Joseph François. "National discount countertop of Algiers, mid-nineteenth century". Copper.Planets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.commemorative Plaque; USA; wood, pressedPlanets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Voucher for 50 Pfennigs, City, Głogówek (Obergloj), 1.07.1921, W.D. 31.12.1922 City of Oberglogan D.G., Carl Flemming C.T. Wiskott A. G. GlogueGerman Medal: "For the Fatherland," Braunschweig (Brunswick ,), 1870 (dummy title) German medal: For the fatherland, Braunschweig (Brunswick). White metal, 1870.Plaque "Der gemeine Pfennig" German for "the common penny", story of the penny coin, wheel of fortune of the town of Worms by G. Nonnenmacher, 1986, at Obermarkt square, Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, EuropeCommemorative badge of collaborators of the Military Department N.K.N.Przeszo Przyszoci unknownMandemakers guild of Amsterdam, Jan citizens guild pension. Brass medal. Front: inscription. Downside: two letters m above letter gPlanets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Cup Plate 1825-60 American. Cup Plate 2920Reconnaissance Badge PolandCarnavalet museum, medal collectionWoman. February 13, 1939.Commemorative badge HugueninFlorida, Sarasota, Ringling Estate Grounds, John Ringling Mansion Office identification Plaque