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Historical Medals Collection

An assortment of vintage medals showcasing classical figures and attributes, with intricate details and materials ranging from bronze to gold.

Collegium Medicum in Amsterdam, Access for the Hortus Medicus for Pieter de Wolf, Aernout Naghtegael, 1685 medal Brass medal. Front: Hand from clouds holds branch and ointment spatula, why snake is wriggling within the change. Downside: crowned coat of arms between two stuffed horns of abundance; In between: inscription under canvas with inscription Amsterdam brass (alloy) casting / engraving Amsterdam
Collegium Medicum in Amsterdam, Access for the Hortus Medicus for Pieter de Wolf, Aernout Naghtegael, 1685 medal Brass medal. Front: Hand from clouds holds branch and ointment spatula, why snake is wriggling within the change. Downside: crowned coat of arms between two stuffed horns of abundance; In between: inscription under canvas with inscription Amsterdam brass (alloy) casting / engraving Amsterdam
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Planets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Carnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionLandmate Monitoring Committee, 1793 (Factitious Title) Assembly surveillance committee. Bronze, 1793.Carnavalet museum, medal collection Right to the left of Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte in a circular medallion surrounded by an olive cup; Reverse the helmeted republic throne to the left, relying on a pedestal which supports palms. She holds a laurel wreath in each hand.Carnavalet museum, medal collection Right registration on twelve lines; FRANCE FRANCE DRAPED AND CASCHED BEFUL FRY THE CENTER, FLOW WITH A RIGHT POT A CROWN. She holds a scale with her right hand over a rooster turned to the right placed on a stamped bass column. In her left hand, she holds an olive branch and a tricolor flag surmounted by the Phrygian hat floating behind her. At his feet, various attributes of the arts and sciences, a horn of abundance and a trophy.Campaign of Italy, 1796 Anonymous. Campaign of Italy, 1796. Brass.Planets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Carnavalet museum, medal collectionTrafficking in Campo Formio, October 17, 1797 Jean-Marie Chavannes. Treaty of Campo Formio, October 17, 1797. Brass, 1797.Collegium Medicum in Amsterdam, Access for the Hortus Medicus for Pieter de Wolf, Aernout Naghtegael, 1685 medal Brass medal. Front: Hand from clouds holds branch and ointment spatula, why snake is wriggling within the change. Downside: crowned coat of arms between two stuffed horns of abundance; In between: inscription under canvas with inscription Amsterdam brass (alloy) casting / engraving AmsterdamBliżej Kultury unknown, Dassier, JeanBliżej Kultury unknownCarnavalet museum, medal collection Law a revolutionary, standing and armed; Standing arlequin, front.Anonymous. "Campo Treaty Formio, October 17, 1797". Rejected copper test, 1797. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 57572-17 Campo Formio, Répous, Directory, Termination, Medal, Numismatic, First Republic, reverse, traffickingConfederation of French, July 14, 1790 Nicolas Squarts (1751-1832). Confederation of the French, July 14, 1790. Etain, 1790.Carnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionAnonymous. "Without respect for the laws, no freedom, 1793". Etain, 1793. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 57414-15 Republican attribute, Phrygian Bonnet, National Convention, Rooster, Etain, Licter Beam, Lion, Marianne, Numismatics, Oeil, Piece Currency, Premiere Republic, Sun, Table, AnimalCharlotte Corday (1768-1793) Paul G. Liénard (1849-1900). Charlotte Corday (1768-1793). Silver bronze repulsed.Planets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Ladislaus IV Vasa (1633-1648), Wedding Medal; 1646 Höhn, JanLes Martyrs de la Liberté, 1793. Silver copper rejected. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 70687-41 Avers, silver copper, freedom, martyr, medal, numismatics, revolutionary period, profile, portrait, French revolution, French revolutionaryGrahal-Manzara. Carnavalet 2013-2016 collection sites. Numismatics.Satiric Medal Comparing Leon Faucher in Guizot, 1851 Anonymous. Satiric medal comparing Leon Faucher in Guizot, 1851. Alloy.Gaming 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 16th century German. Medal. German. 16th century. Silver-gilt(). Medals and PlaquettesPhoenix on a Pyre Looking at the Sun reverse. Dated: c. 1485. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 6.15 cm (2 7/16 in.) gross weight: 85.93 gr (0.189 lb.) axis: 7:00. Medium: bronze//Later cast. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Mantuan 15th Century (Possibly Giancristoforo Romano).design: Romeyn de Hooghe, Medal of Rotterdam 1689, Toolkit penning identification carrier silver, palm tree with on the foot the coat of arms of Rotterdam covered by crown and held by two prominent climbing lions In the background the city seen from across the Meuse with recognizable Laurenskerk, on ribbon ROTERO DAMUM (Rotterdam) Rotterdam King-Stadholder Willem III Coronation Party Party MaasBliżej Kultury unknown, Dassier, JeanPlanets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Corner: "Concorde and Fraternity", 1848 Corner: "Concorde and Fraternity", 1848 ". Steel. 1848.Siege of Amsterdam by Willem II, Anonymous, 1650 history medal Silver medal. Front: View of Amsterdam and ships on the Amstel, above it two hands from clouds with a bundle of arrows, olive branch, palm branch and banner under the coat of arms within Verplet. Reverse: Peace with Horn of abundance and banner trampled, sheltered by celestial -light soldier in the midst of weaponry within Kalchrift. Amsterdam silver (metal) casting / engraving AmsterdamRoussel, Jérôme (n.1663-D.1713-12-22), the Academy Au Louvre, 1667 (main title). Alloy with low melting point. Brown patina. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.Tribute to General Changarnier (1793-1877), 1848 (dummy title) Medal of Tribute to General Changarnier (1793-1877), 1848.Medal struck by the efforts of the London Committee after the fall of the November Uprising Halliday, ThomasMgr Denys Affre (1793-1848), Archbishop of Paris (1840-1848), 1848 Anonymous. "Mgr Denys Affre (1793-1848), Archbishop of Paris (1840-1848), 1848". Bronze, 1848.Copper marriage of Gijsbert Christiaan Six van Wimmenum and Anne Maurice Adrienne Repelaer 1934 ,, 1934 history medal Bronze cast medal, on the front two coats of arms under one helmet on a crowned cloak, on the reverse eleven lines of text. bronze (metal) castingPeace of Paris and recognition of the independence of the United States of America. Silver medal. Front: Little minerva with lance, after which the olive branch sprouts holds ribbon, to which four coat of arms are tied together; To her feet medus shield inside. Reverse: King of France in with Lilies garnished robe sitting on throne, standing up with lilies decorated raised, indicates coat of arms with thirteen tires, which is hung by woman with freedom hat awarded column in writing; Cut out: year.Jean-Sylvain Bailly (1736-1793) Jean-Sylvain Bailly (1736-1793). Tin Tanned.Our union is our strength, "1792 Pierre-Fran�ois Palloy. Our union is our strength, 1792. Etain circled with brass. 1792.General Insurance Company in Paris, 1818 Albert-desired barré (1818-1878). General insurance company in Paris, 1818. Money. 1818.Memento Mori reverse. Dated: 1571. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 4 cm (1 9/16 in.) gross weight: 20.39 gr (0.045 lb.) axis: 12:00. Medium: silver. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jacques Jonghelinck.50 years of the Industry Society in Poznań; 1898 (1898-00-00-1898-00-00);Poznań (Greater Poland Voivodeship), jubilees, societies, industrial societiesDaniel. Club de la Montagne de Montmartre, Château Rouge, March 14, 1848. Etain, 1848. Paris, Carnavalet museum. NumismaticsCarnavalet museum, medal collection Lawlved, draped, battleship, holded, holding a pique and a shield inscribed with four lines, sets foot on an abundance horn and is surrounded by many agricultural tools; At the rear, a locomotive; Reverse a crown of fruit and flowers.Carnavalet museum, medal collectionAbandonment of privileges Benjamin Duvivier (1730-1819) and Nicolas-Marie Guards (1751-1832). Abandoning privileges. Bronze. August 4, 1789.Equestrian statue of Louis XV / Six merchant bodies Benjamin Duvivier (1730-1819). Equestrian statue of Louis XV / six merchant bodies. Medal, 1763.Louis-Michel Le Telerate de Saint-Felezie (1769-1793), Deputy at the Convention (1792-1793) and terms and Jean-Paul Marat (1743-1793), against a nation93), sevente � The National Convention (1792-1793), 1793 Simon. Louis-Michel Le Telerate de Saint-Feezie (1769-1793), Deputy at the Convention (1792-1793) and Terms and Jean-Paul Marat (1743-1793), Against a Nation93), Sevente at The National Convention (1792- 1793), 1793. Etain.Coin: the four sergeants of La Rochelle, 1822 Anonymous. Corner: "The four sergeants of La Rochelle, 1822". Steel. 1822-1822.St. Lucasgilde, anonymous, 1650 - 1675 Round shield of silver, from a Sint Luke Guild. A painter in his workshop driven on this. His right hand is based on a coat of arms. Northern Netherlands silver (metal) forging / engraving Round shield of silver, from a Sint Luke Guild. A painter in his workshop driven on this. His right hand is based on a coat of arms. Northern Netherlands silver (metal) forging / engravingMedal Awarded to French Civilian Pigeon-Keepers (Colombiers civils). Artist: Medalist: Eugène-André Oudiné (French, Paris 1810-1887 Paris). Culture: French. Dimensions: Diameter (confirmed): 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm). Date: 1870.During the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71, Paris came under siege by German forces. In order to communicate with the outside world, new postal technologies were devised, including the use of homing pigeons to carry messages in micro-film to and from the capital city. This struck copper medal was awarded to civilian pigeon-keepers ("colombiers civils") by the French Ministry of War. It was designed by Eugène Oudiné, one of the most accomplished and prolific medallists of the nineteenth-century, and who is perhaps best known for his winning 1848 design for a new five-franc coin. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Project Graly-Manzag 2013-2016 Carnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionThe Second Great Seal of England, Under the Commonwealth. Dated: c. 1656. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 14.1 cm (5 9/16 in.). Medium: lead. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Thomas Simon.Władysław IV Waza (1633-1648), Gdańsk medal at a truce in Sztumska Wieś Dadler, Sebastian (1586-1657), Höhn, Jan (St.; 1607 1664)Twenty -five -year marriage of Hendrik van Eyl and Cornelia van der Smit 1736 ,, 1736 history medal Silver medal, a couple on the front, razed by an angel, in addition to an altar, where angels sacrifice and to which Juno transcends on a cloud, on the reverse an enclosed inscription field above which two angels, with eight -line inscription. silver (metal) casting / engravingKorendragers and Storters Guild of Amsterdam, Gildepenning van Wybrant Blom, Anonymous, 1766 medal Copper medal. Front: to the right man with a burden on head. Reverse: Inscription Amsterdam copper (metal) engraving AmsterdamPrize Medal Awarded to Bart van Hove at the Exposition Universelle in Paris. .City of Paris, An VII (1798) Anonymous. City of Paris, An VII (1798). Around 1798. Brass.Andrea Spinelli, Venice Crowned Holding Cornucopiae and Scales, Galley and Arms (reverse), 1539 Venice Crowned Holding Cornucopiae and Scales, Galley and Arms reverseCollegium Medicum in Amsterdam, Access for the Hortus Medicus, Willem de Wijs, 1696 - 1828 medal Copper medal with hole in it on the left and right end; V.Z: Aesculapius with right hand leaning on hose relief and left hand under his cloak, standing between two vases with plants on pedestal; In the background of the building inside Kischrift. Reverside: Crowned coat of arms between two stuffed horns of abundance above ointment spatula, why snake is wriggling, lying on pedestal inside change Amsterdam copper (metal) casting Garden doctorMountGiovanni Hamerani, Innocent XI (Benedetto Odescalchi, 1611 1689), Pope 1676 (obverse), 1678 Innocent XI (Benedetto Odescalchi, 1611-1689), Pope 1676 obversePeace of Munster. LOUED PENNING. Front: peace with mercury staff and horn of abundance on victory drawn by two crowned lions under inscription inscription. Reverse: Inscription.Satiric medal representing Napoleon III, s. d. (Dummy title) Satiric medal representing Napoleon III. Copper, circa 1870.Visit of the king in Paris, July 17, 1789 Benjamin Duvivier (1730-1819). Visit of the king to Paris, July 17, 1789. Silver, 1789.Saltus urban fid�dite freight, s. D. (Tidest inscrit (letter))) Anonymous. Saltus Urbis fired fired (apreters).Patriotic tribute in J�r�me Morin (1797-1861), Editor of the "precursor" of Lyon, July 29, 1830 Joseph Dantzell (1805-1877). Patriotic tribute in J�r�me Morin (1797-1861), Editor of the precursor of Lyon, July 29, 1830. Bronze.Commemorative Medal of the Visit of King Louis Philippe and his family to the Paris Mint on November 8, 1833 Jacques-Jean Bar (1793-1855). Commemorative Medal of the Visit of King Louis Philippe I (1773-1850) and his family to the Paris Mint on November 8, 1833. Silver and gilded bronze.Philippe Lalyame, Apollo and Coins of Augustus (reverse), 1603 Apollo and Coins of Augustus reverseRussian Partition (1832-1841), Mikołaj I, Grosz, Sample, Warsaw; 1841 Mint Warsaw, Mikołaj I (1825 55)Plate with David Anointed by Samuel. Culture: Byzantine. Dimensions: Overall: 10 1/2 x 1 1/2 in., 47.1oz. (26.6 x 3.8 cm, 1334g)foot: 4 13/16 x 1/2 in. (12.2 x 1.3 cm). Date: 629-630.In 628-29 the Byzantine emperor Herakleios (r. 610-41) successfully ended a long, costly war with Persia and regained Jerusalem, Egypt, and other Byzantine territory. Silver stamps dating to 613-29/30 on the reverse of these masterpieces place their manufacture in Herakleios's reign. The biblical figures on the plates wear the costume of the early Byzantine court, suggesting to the viewer that, like Saul and David, the Byzantine emperor was a ruler chosen by God. Elaborate dishes used for display at banquets were common in the late Roman and early Byzantine world; generally decorated with classical themes, these objects conveyed wealth, social status, and learning. This set of silver plates may be the earliest surviving example of the use of biblical scenes for such displays. Their intended arrangement mMedal on the propensity for peace, jeton utility medal medal exchange buyer, Goddess of victory with palm branch and key acts on the Goddess of Peace standing next to burning altar omschrift: PAX. AVT. - VICTORIA-CRESCAT in copy: .1605. (that the peace or the victory increase 1605).Vettawariers Guild Van Middelburg, Anonymous, 1698 medal Silver medal. Front: woman with stuffed horn of abundance in hand and coat of arms on her feet, sitting in the midst of grain bags and barrels above empty compartment; In the background: ships within Overschrift. Downside: crowned, balanced scales under a stick, on which candles and two hams hang; On the left a ton, on the right a grain bag; Below that, an ear, a dish and a Roemer inside Middelburg silver (metal). gilding (material) casting / gilding MiddelburgPlanets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Death of Maarten Harpertsz. Tromp, dropped to Katwijk. Silver medal. Front: breastpiece man between triumphal, ship flags and warrior and under shipwrecked by two angels with bazuines, with inscription. Reverse: Sea battle in writing.Honor to the National Guard of Coucy-le-Castle and the army ", around 1848 (title registered (letter)) Medal Honor to the National Guard of Coucy-Le-Ch�teau and the Army. Copper. Around 1848.Commemorative badge Our Law/Resurrection you will give it Lord Lewandowski, Stanis Aw Roman (1859 1940)Carnavalet museum, medal collectionscudo; Sede Vacante, Cerbara, Giuseppe (fl. Ca 1829-1858); 1829 (1829-00-00-1937-00-00);Aureus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Nerva. Roman, minted in Rome. Date: 97 AD. Dimensions: Diam. 1.9 cm; 7.64 g. Gold. Origin: Rome. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: ANCIENT ROMAN.Defense of the Schans of Bomsterzijl, medal to the defenders awarded. Silver medal. Front: Schans van Bomsterzijl within circumstances, above inscription. Reverse: Inscription between two coats of arms.Cast-silver patera decorated with a flat relief representation of a boar, with a tree in the background. The relief is very finely chiseled and some of the details were gilded.. Warsztat bizantyjski, workshopPeace to Peoples, Tyrans War - Test Augustin Dupr� (1748-1833). Medal: Peace to peoples (year III, 1795); Peace to peoples, war for tyrants; Test. Etain, engraved legend, tile, 1795.Planets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Valenciennes Incas Society, 1851 Malfeson. "Valenciennes Incas Society, 1851". Copper. 1851-1851.Death of Johanna Elisabeth Blesen, wife of Godfried Cromhout, mother of the Maagdenhuis, Anonymous, 1738 Silver medal. Front: Two frames with hourglass and scythe standing on either side of grave monument with inscription and coat of arms surrounded by two tied olive branches and crowned with head. Reverse: inscription. Netherlands silver (metal) engraving Roman Catholic Maagdenhuis (Amsterdam)Conquest of Egypt, 1798 Julien-Marie Jouanin / Nicolas Brenet (1770-1846). Conquest of Egypt. Bronze, 1798.Planets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.S. de Vries, Medal on the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, penny visual material tin silver, silver-plated, the Victory presents wreath to the Dutch virgin. Right in the background the Waterloomonument in the foreground antique arms Left the Dutch lion who has broken his shackles, S. DE VRIES 'S HAGE (in cut) battle at WaterlooCarnavalet museum, medal collection Right in the oak crown field; Group of three people. In the center, a horn of abundance at her feet, a woman distributes the contents of her basket to a second woman tilted to the left. On the right, a child standing.Exhibition of products of the French industry, 1834 Raymond Gayrard (1777-1858). Exhibition of the products of the French industry, 1834. Bronze.Fifty years of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Dirk Bus, 1935 history medal. box Bronze medal in box. Front: head of the Dutch virgin with helmet, flanked by flower and key within Kerschrift. Dutch weapon on the collar of the Virgin. Reverse: Dutch weapon crowned by a building (Rijksmuseum) within Overschruise. Marked: Master sign on the edge (unreadable). The Hague personifications of countries, nations, states, districts, etc. AmsterdamFollower of Giovanni Candida, Salamander in Flames (reverse), 1504 Salamander in Flames reverseJacques Jonghelinck, Candle, Hourglass, and Book on a Table (reverse), 1568 Candle, Hourglass, and Book on a Table reversePaolo da Ragusa, Female Figure with Purse and Scepter (reverse), c 1450 Female Figure with Purse and Scepter reverseDukaat of the Kingdom of Holland in the name of Utrecht, 1808, Louis Napoleon (King of Holland), 1808 coin Gold coin. Front: bust of the king to the left. Rail side: between the year -standing knight with a sword and arrow bundle. Cable edge. Utrecht gold (metal) striking (metalworking)Commemorating the Visit of Louis-Philippe, Queen Marie Amélie, and the Royal Children to the Mint, November 8, 1833 1833 Medalist: Jean-Jacques Barre French. Commemorating the Visit of Louis-Philippe, Queen Marie Amélie, and the Royal Children to the Mint, November 8, 1833 191066design: M. Holtzhey, Medal on the founding of the Lutheran Church in Rotterdam, penning visual material silver, View of Rotterdam over the Maas; to the left is the power god with crown and scepter leaning on urn on which inscription: MAAS Top: crown covered with arms of Rotterdam; surrounded by the arms of the four mayors Jan van Meel Hendrik van der Stael Adriaen Deynoot and Mr. Hendrik Pelt In the middle of the cut-off: the two coats of arms of .M Crol and D. de Jong, THE MEMBERS THAT AGREES GOD'S SPIRIT IN CHRIST (legend) Rotterdam MaasThe Impoldering of Walcheren after the Second World War, 1946 medal Bronze medal, published on the occasion of the dike closure around and the draining of Walcheren in 1945/1946 after the bombing on the dikes in October 1944; VZ Eiland Walcheren Inside Golfjes with broken dikes around and within island A few dikes, towns and villages (with points) indicated in relief; in central whale -like fish, bottom left wind rose, with a change; KZ 12-line text. Arnhem bronze (metal) WalcherenSilver marriage of Pieter van Winter and Elisabeth van Leeuwaarden 1742, Martin Holtzhey, 1742 history medal Silver general wedding medal, on the front cupido with scyth that, the time of a pyramid on which XXV to a further down, in a pleasure court under a radiant sky with a turn right an altar with burning hearts, with display and cutting text, on the reverse eleven Lines of text, at the top of a rose, at the bottom a handshake in snakes round with bound palm leaves and roses, with an upward edge. Amsterdam silver (metal) striking (metalworking)