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Historical Medals Collection

A variety of historical medals featuring intricate designs, portraits, and inscriptions, showcasing different eras and figures in bronze and silver.

Cardinal George d'Amboise twice not chosen Pope, Pierre Regnier (Possible), 1634 - 1640 history medal Silver medal with carrier and carrying ring. Front: breastpiece man with cardinal hat inside Cover. Reverse: papal tiara lying on pedestal between two keys in the shift Paris silver (metal). gilding (material) striking (metalworking) / gilding
Cardinal George d'Amboise twice not chosen Pope, Pierre Regnier (Possible), 1634 - 1640 history medal Silver medal with carrier and carrying ring. Front: breastpiece man with cardinal hat inside Cover. Reverse: papal tiara lying on pedestal between two keys in the shift Paris silver (metal). gilding (material) striking (metalworking) / gilding
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Grahal-Manzara. Carnavalet 2013-2016 collection sites. Numismatics.Head of Christ late 16th century Northern Italian. Head of Christ 196926Allegorical Monument to the Liberation of Messina reverse. Dated: 1678. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 4.7 cm (1 7/8 in.) gross weight: 43.68 gr (0.096 lb.) axis: 12:00. Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Giovanni Hamerani.The Ducrenre: Commercial Warranty Counter, 19th Century The Ducrenre: Commercial Warranty Counter, 19th century . Copper.Bertrand Andrieu (1761-1822). "Arrival of the king in Paris, October 6, 1789". Tin. 1789. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 55850-2 Arrival, bourbon, carriage, tin, medal, nation, numismatics, revolutionary period, people, French revolution, king FranceBliżej Kultury Kozin, Nikolai A. (Fl. 1850 1867), Mint of St. PetersburgMedal 1821-36. Medal. 1821-36. Metal. Possibly made in Birmingham, EnglandWatch late 18th century Watchmaker: Ferdinand Berthoud. Watch 193363Society of Human and Citizen Rights ", around 1888 (registered title (letter)) Medal Society of Human and Citizen Rights, around 1888. Brass, around 1888. Paris., Carnavalet Museum.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.Medal Benedict; Bitschan, Jan (FL.1828-1878); before 1880 (1801-00-00-1880-00-00);The "Shipwreck Medal" 1845-57 Salathiel Ellis. The "Shipwreck Medal". American. 1845-57. Bronze. Made in New York, New York, United StatesLe Locle a city of precision HugueninNicolas Brenet (1770-1846). Conquest of Lower Egypt. Copper, 1798. Paris, Carnavalet museum. Medal, numismaticsCarnavalet museum, medal collectionJan Smeltzing I, Medal on the looting of the house of Baljuw Jacob van Zuylen van Nijevelt at the Leuvehaven in Rotterdam, penning visual material silver, plundering the house at the Leuvehaven, omschrift UBI INTERFICERE FAS EST IBI DESTRUERE (Where murder is free there is devastating free) and in cut-off IAC: SUYLE NYEVELT PRAET: ROTT, DOMI DESTRUCTIO D. 6 OCTOB: 1690 (The destruction of the home of the Rotterdam chief Jacob Zuylen of Nyevelt on the 6th day of October 1690) Tumult of Rotterdam Costerman Riot Jacob van Zuylen of Nyevelt mayorDeath of Agneta Deutz, Wouter Muller (copy after), 1692 Penning or Plaquette van Zilver, made on the occasion of the death of Agneta Deutz, Lady of Hofeijk, caught in metal ring, which with a hinge a tripod to be able to put the medal upright; On the bottom of the ring to attach crosslat to medal. Front: Woman, lying on sarcophagus, decorated with cartouche with inscription: Mrs. Agneta Deutz ordered her spirit to God. On the grave her tattled body surplus. But her dying is this Silvre Art. This sign of her favor will receive this sign. Above that, two angels with Banderolle float by celestial light in which: Siet de Doot is an Inganck to life. Reverside: shield with two fragments as a shield holder, one with scythe, the otherwise torched torch, on top of a child who blows bubbles. Engraved on the shield: in memory of Agneta Deutz the late wife of Hofdijk. Below that on Klein Rond Schild: Obiit 13 February AO 1692. Netherlands silver (metal) soldering / engravingJohan van Oldenbarnevelt, Gottfried Eichler, c. 1677 - c. 1757 locket One -sided medallion in brass ring rear glass on bearing eye and carrying ring. Front: breastpiece man to the left. Reverse: label with inscription. Berlin gypsum. brass (alloy). glass castingProject Grange Manzary MANZA 2014-2016 Carnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionMalatesta in Armor, Kneeling Before a Crucifix reverse. Dated: c. 1445. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 8.57 cm (3 3/8 in.) gross weight: 221.94 gr (0.489 lb.) axis: 1:00. Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: PISANELLO.Republican banquet of Tourcoing, October 29, 1848 (dummy title) Medal of a Republican banquet of Tourcoing, October 29, 1848.Backgammon stoneMedal of Princeton and Yale UniversityTrack. Artist: UnknownFire Pump Contest and Harmony Music and Fanfares in Chteau-Thierry, June 29, 1879 (dummy title) Medal of the Fire Pump Contest and Music of Harmony and Fanfares in Chteau-Thierry, June 29, 1879. Copper Golden, 1879.Women's Club, 1848 (dummy title) Anonymous. Women's Club, 1848.Proclamation of the Provisional Government, September 4, 1870 (dummy title) OVERSEMARY. Proclamation of the Provisional Government, September 4, 1870. Bronze, 1870.Tribute to the dead fighters at the revolutionary days of February 1848 (dummy title) Anonymous. Tribute to the dead fighters at the revolutionary days of February 1848.Charles Grolier, provost of the merchants of Lyon (1650-73) 1651 Medalist: Claude Varin. Charles Grolier, provost of the merchants of Lyon (1650-73) 195427Bliżej Kultury unknownAnonymous (engraver in medals). Inauguration of the equestrian statue of the Duke of Orleans, 1845. Copper. Paris, Carnavalet museum. Medal, numismaticsGdańsk donative. Zygmunt III Waza (król polski ; 1587-1632), ruler, Ammon, Samuel (fl. 1613-1623), male medallistTribute to republican fighters dead during the revolution of February, 23 and 24 February 1848 (dummy title) Tribute to the republican fighters dead during the revolution of February, 23 and 24 February 1848. Brass, 1848.Carnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionMAYENCE TAKING, July 22, 1793 (Title Title) Christian Joseph Kr�ger (1759-1814). Make of Mainz, July 22, 1793. Silver, 1793.Carnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionMedal in memory of the stay of the Emperor Francis Józef and in Galicia in 1880. Mint of ViennaA medal commemorating the repeated funeral of Kazimierz WielkiConrad Bloc, Henri IV, 1553 1610, King of France 1589 (obverse), 1598 Henri IV, 1553-1610, King of France 1589 obverseA medal commemorating the convention in Stans HugueninCentral Committee to the benefactors of Mont-Carmel (France), 1848 Alexis-Joseph Deaulis (1792-1867). Central Committee to the benefactors of Mont-Carmel (France), 1848. Copper. 1848.Carnavalet museum, medal collection Right the city of Ixelles sitting on the right, leaning on the right against a stone decorated with its weapons, holding a laurel wreath and showing, at the rear, the facade on the garden of the town hall; Reverse a smooth medallion, accosted on the right by a bay leaf.Chilean peso piece 1894 Louis-Oscar Roty French. Chilean peso piece 188329DECLARATION DE PILLNITZ Karl-Wilhelm H�ckner (1749-1820). Statement of Pilnitz. Money. August 25, 1791.Two soldiers playing cards; Nether, Henryk Daniel (1760-1819); 1780 approx. (1778-00-00-1881-00-00);SealROUZIER / BELIEX BELIEVEALS Augustin Dupr� (1748-1833). "Pil�ris Ascension of Rozier / Audacia Felix". MEDAL, 1784.Medal to commemorate the rescue of the King from the hands of the Confederates Oexlein, Johann Leonhard (1715 1787), Stanis Aw August Poniatowski (1732 1798)Personifications of Trust and Industry in a Landscape reverse. Dated: 1900. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 7 cm (2 3/4 in.). Medium: silver. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Louis-Oscar Roty.Project Grange Manzary MANZA 2014-2016 Carnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionAgricultural Medal For Best Yellow Turnips, James Walker (Aberdeen, Scotland, died 1882) c. 1876Commemorative Badge Saint Peter in Kestenholz, Canton Solura Huguenin Frères & CoFriedrich Hagenauer, Johannes Mulicum, Infirmarian of the Cistercian Monastery at Kamp near Neuss (obverse), 1540 Johannes Mulicum, Infirmarian of the Cistercian Monastery at Kamp near Neuss obverseMedal on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Muziekgezelschap Ondereenstemming uit Kunstgevoel in Schiedam, penning footage silver, group of musical instruments composed of lyre guitar violin or violoncel waldhoorn timpani trumpet music book etc irradiated by luminous light, THE MUZYK VEREENIGING CONVOCATION FROM ARTIFICIAL SENSE AT SCHIEDAM (circumscription) ESTABLISHED 15 NOVEMBER 1831 (in cut).Augustus II (Frederick Augustus I) (1697-1706, 1709-1733), Elector of Saxony from 1694, medal commemorating departure of Prince Contis fleet from Gdańsk; 1697 Schmeltzing, Martin (1667-1714)Duseaux Paris. Presentation medal 50th anniversary of the rallying of Chad to free France. Métal, 1990. General Leclerc Museum of Hauteclocque and the Liberation of Paris, Jean Moulin Museum.General company of coches, nineteenth century ALLAIN. General company of coches, 19th century. Metal. 1849-1849.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.Murder of the De Witt brothers. Silver medal. Front: Above inscription King Sesostris on his victor drawn by four conquered kings under canvas with representation of mistreatment of killed Gebroeders de Witt. Reverse: Inscription.Rouen Prud'hommes Council, 1813 Tiolier, Nicolas-Pierre. Rouen Prud'hommes Council, 1813. Bronze. 1813-1813.Eon Gambetta (1838-1882), Member of the Government of National Defense (1870), President of the Chamber of Deputies (1879-1881), Chairman of the Council and Minister of Foreign Affairs (1881-1882), 1870 Leon Gambetta (1838-1882), Member of the Government of National Defense (1870), President of the Chamber of Deputies (1879-1881), Chairman of the Council and Minister of Foreign Affairs (1881-1882). Gold Metal, 1870.Planets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Medallion. Dimensions: 3 3/8 x 2 3/4 in. (8.6 x 7 cm). Date: 1870-1900. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Arthus-Bertrand. Presentation medal 50th anniversary of the Liberation of Paris and Strasbourg by the Leclerc division. Bronze, 1989. General Leclerc Museum of Hauteclocque and the Liberation of Paris, Jean Moulin Museum.Stanisław August (medal) Oexlein, Johann Leonhard (1715 1787)Anonymous, medal of the inauguration of the Universal Exhibition of 1889, May 6, 1889, Centennial Festival of the Estates General (Faithful title). Golden metal. Carnavalet museum, history of Paris.Occasional sports medal: Vevey Gymnastic Festival 1919 HugueninLeon Gambetta (1838-1882) and National Defense, 1870-1871 (dummy title) Leon Gambetta (1838-1882) and National Defense. Brass, between 1870 and 1871.Rudolph II, 1552-1612, Holy Roman Emperor 1576 obverse. Dimensions: overall (height with suspension loop): 5.59 cm (2 3/16 in.) overall (diameter without loop): 4.58 cm (1 13/16 in.) gross weight: 27.39 gr (0.06 lb.) axis: 12:00. Medium: silver. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Antonio Abondio.Price medal Hungary on green triangularInitiation of the new building of the Royal Colonial Institute in Amsterdam 1926, Jacob Jan van Goor, 1926 history medal Bronze medal, on the front the building of the Institute above the coats of arms of Batavia, the Netherlands and West Indies, with a change, seven lines of text in the middle of sugar cane and tobacco branches, in cut-off palm branches, with explanation. bronze (metal) striking (metalworking)Galeazzo Marescotti, Noble of Bologna, (1407-1503) 1478-82 Medalist: Savelli Sperandio Italian. Galeazzo Marescotti, Noble of Bologna, (1407-1503) 197759Three tokens on the Siege of Amsterdam by Willem II, 1650. Three tokens about the events in Amsterdam in the year 1650. Upper medal: front: coat of arms of Amsterdam. Reverse: Inscription of 10 lines. Middle Medal: Front: Coat of Arms of Amsterdam held by two lions. Reverse: Peace sitting on a stack of weapons. Bottom medal: front: boats with soldiers on the Amstel, out of the clouds lights a hand with a heart. Reverse: Peace sitting on a stack of weapons. Excessed illustration without text on the back.Europa and the Bull early 19th century Italian Prince Poniatowski's collection, orginally presented as a collection of antique gems, was sold in 1839. A large component of the collection was acquired by a British amateur named Tyrrell, who attempted to sell it to the British Museum. However, the collection was revealed to be largely forged before this could occur, and the collection was dispersed. Many of the Greek names inscribed on the Poniatowski gems were fictitious. See also 41.160.565 and 61.109.1-.7.. Europa and the Bull 194607Funeral by Paul Kruger, President of the Republic of South Africa, in Pretoria. Bronze medal with wearing eye, carrying ring and black, stretched ribbon. Front: breastpiece man inside. Downside: inscription, surrounded by palm branch.Ursula Diczelin 1518 German. Ursula Diczelin. German. 1518. Ivory. Sculpture-MiniatureToken of the coches of the Haute-Seine, September 21, 1798 Anonymous. Token of the coches of Haute-Seine, September 21, 1798. Money.Mściwój II IfMemorial medal for Jacobus de la Court, born 1651, 1724 - 1726 print Memorial medal for Jacobus de la Court, born 1651, of his grandfather Jakob de la Court. Front: General States meeting in The Hague. Reverse: a man lying on the ground (Prince William II) with a network in which the seven birds of the seven provinces. Cut out illustration printed with text on the back. Northern Netherlands paper etching medal (considered as a piece of sculpture, regardless of its specific function)Fruit vendor's guild of Dordrecht, Gildepenning van Jan Landtmeter, Anonymous, 1753 medal Copper medal. Front: Displaced by radiant sun is bricklayer with trowel in hand on a scaffolding against home; Ladder against scaffolding, who is climbed on his shoulder by man with a filled basket; At the foot of Ladder: wheelbarrow and stones; above that: apple tree in circle; Right: inscription; Cut: Inscription. Downside: man, standing between Fortuin, who holds veil above her head and balances globe with one leg and sitting hope with anchor and bird on the vast right hand; Cut: Inscription. Dordrecht copper (metal) engraving DordrechtCarnavalet museum, medal collection Right in the field, a sower on the left; Adolphe bust, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1817-1905) on the left; Below, shielded to the arms of Luxembourg accosted, on the left, by a branch of bay leaves and, on the right, by a branch of oak leaves.Commemorative badge of the Shooting Association in Dürgraben, Canton Bern Huguenin Frères & CoMovement Badge supporting the Polish Scout Organization. Scale of porcelain with round wall, painted on the glaze in black and gold. On the flat of the dish a representation of the crucifixion with the two Maria's; On the inner edge a band with a decorative pattern. Part of a tea service. European performance in Encre de Chine.Toy plate - Hey Diddle Diddle the Cat and the Fiddle The Cow Jumped over the Moon The Little Dog laughed to see Such Craft and the Dish Ran away with the Spoon Whittaker & Company, 1886-1892 Whittaker & Company, 1886-1892. Dish of porcelain, painted on the glaze in black and gold. On the flat of the dish a representation of the crucifixion with the two Maria's; On the edge a bond with a decorative pattern. A crack in the edge. Part of a tea service. European performance in Encre de Chine.