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
Copy of The Relief of Vienna, September 12, 1683 19th century After an original by Johan Ignaz Bendl. Copy of The Relief of Vienna, September 12, 1683. After an original by Johan Ignaz Bendl (late 17th century-died ca. 1730). American. 19th century. Medals and Plaquettes-ReproductionsHenri Michel Antoine Chapu. Nino medal plate, A. Mr Garnier. Plaster. S.D. Museum of Fine Arts in the city of Paris, Petit Palais. 57547-4 Averse, medal, numismatics, war, profile, portrait, plateCoin from United States ofAmerica. Designer John Trumbull, American, 1756-1843 Engraver: Conrad Heinrich Kuchler, 1740-1810 Manufacturer: Boulton and WattUppish medal of the 300th anniversary of the Lublin Union and the repeated funeral of Kazimierz Wielki;  1869 (1869-00-00-1869-00-00);Subject: Giovanni Bentivoglio, 1443-1508, Artist: Sperandio da Mantova, 1431-1504, Medal GiovanniBentivoglio, Bronze, 10.8 cm (4 1/4in.), Made in Italy, Italian, 15thcentury, NumismaticsMedal of Turks surrender to Doge MarcantonioGiustinian.  Artist: UnknownPlanets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.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.).Curé, Simon (n.1681 - D.1734), André Destouches (main title), 1732. Copper alloy. Gilding. Patinated plaster. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.Concert at the Italian Charitable Society of Paris, March 29, 1873 Concert at the Italian Charitable Society of Paris, March 29, 1873 . Money. 1873-1873.Bliżej Kultury unknownPeace to the cottages ". Etain. 1792. Paris, Musée Carnavalet. Right hive placed on a bench on which one reads peace to the stupid; On one side a tree, on the other a field of wheat, above which shines a radiant sun. Chaumiere, fall monarchy, tin, medal, peace, French republic, French revolutionMemorial medal with the statue of Coster in Haarlem, 1856, 1856 print Both sides of a memorial topen were beaten at the unveiling of the statue of Laurens Coster on the Grote Markt in Haarlem, 15-17 July 1856. Haarlem paper  medal (considered as a piece of sculpture, regardless of its specific function) Haarlem. Large marketFrench 17th Century, Achievement of Brulart (reverse), 1632 Achievement of Brulart reverseJ. Elion, Medal on the 250th anniversary of the Remonstrant Brotherhood in Rotterdam, penny footage silver, Two symbolic female figures; one woman with branch lilies in the right hand the other with book on which BIBLIA SACRA and broken cuffs on her right foot, NIHIL SPECTAVIMVS NIHIL OPTAVIMVS NIHIL QVAESIVIMVS ALIVD QVAM AVREAM ILLAM (omschrift outside) ET QVAE INTER SERVITVTEM ET LICENTIAM MEDIA INTEREST LIBERTATEM. (signature inside) GAL: V: 6 (on pedestal) Rotterdam Commission for the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Remonstrant brotherhood 1869.Louis Oscar Roty (1846-1911). Medal. Exhibition by Rouen. Metal, bronze. S.D. Museum of Fine Arts in the city of Paris, Petit Palais. 57548-8 Avers, bronze, Rouen exhibition, medal, metal, numismaticsImpress of the seal of the Confederate States, 1862 Medalist: P. A. Foley Medalist: Joseph Shepherd Wyon British 1864 View more. Impress of the seal of the Confederate States, 1862. Medalist: P. A. Foley (1818-1872). Irish. 1864. Bronze. Medals and PlaquettesMedal with the silver fleet in the bay of Matanzas attacked by Dutch ships, penning footage silver, the Silver fleet in the bay of Matanza attacked by Dutch ships regulation: NON FERRO TANTVM HISPANVS QVANTVM VALET AVRO AVRVM AVFER FERRO NON SVPERABIT IBER (the Spaniard can not as much by the steel as the gold will deprive him of the gold, so he will not conquer the steel) WIC West Indies Company Piet Heyn Piet Hein silver fleet naval battle Matanzas RotterdamAbraham and His Captains Met by Melchizedek reverse. Dated: 1582. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 6 cm (2 3/8 in.) gross weight: 74.54 gr (0.164 lb.) axis: 12:00. Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Roman 16th Century.Medal: 50th anniversary of the PTN Numismatic Section in WrocławDinar of Kanishka I. India, circa 78-102. Tools and Equipment; coins. GoldNegotiations of soldiers with Liedekercke; The inclusion of the castle of Antwerp in the year 1577. A round plaque of lead with a representation of the negotiations of soldiers with Liedekercke, in the intention of the castle of Antwerp.Polish kingdom, Aleksander (1815-1825), penny of Poland, Warsaw; 1817 Mint of Warsaw, Aleksander andMurder of the De Witt brothers, Pierre Aury, After Romeyn de Hooghe, 1672  Silver memorial medal on the murder of Johan and Cornelis de Witt. Front: Inside reversal to each other the buses of two men, including a banderole with inscription. Reverse: Inside two naked men torn apart by wild animals, including inscription. With accompanying box NG-2014-3-2. Netherlands penning: silver (metal). doos: boxwood. paper striking (metalworking)  The HagueMedal of honor of the Childhood Hygiene Contest of Paris, 1892 Medal of honor of the Childhood Hygiene Contest of Paris, 1892 ". Copper. 1892-1892.Buttons (USA); bronzeUrania reverse. Dated: c. 1519. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 3.21 cm (1 1/4 in.) gross weight: 15.56 gr (0.034 lb.) axis: 6:00. Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Maffeo Olivieri.Francesco II Gonzaga, 1466-1519, 4th Marquess of Mantua 1484 obverse. Dated: 1484 or after. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 5.1 cm (2 in.). Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Giovanni Francesco Ruberti.Battista d'Elia da Genova, Crocodile and Trochilus (reverse) Crocodile and Trochilus reverseCereal market of Paris, 1873 Saget. Cereal market of Paris, 1873. Money. 1873-1873.Carnavalet Museum, Medals Collection300-year-old commemoration on the crossing to England of Willem III and Mary Stuart, Anonymous, 1988 history medal Bronze medal. Front: Bust man and woman under Kroon Instreken: 'The Netherlands/England 1688 1988 Willem III & Mary'. Reverse: fleet to left sailing ships at sea between the right of the Netherlands and England on the left.  bronze (metal)   England. NetherlandsAugust III Wettyna's medal from 1745, for peace in Dresden unknown, Geiger, Andreas (1765 1856), Werner, Adam Rudolph (1722 1784), Werner, Peter Paul (1689 1771)Grahal-Manzara. Carnavalet 2013-2016 collection sites. Numismatics.Award medal: World Exhibition in Vienna, 1883 Schwenzer, Karl (1843 1904)LOUIS 15 and L'Infante / TOKEN prosperity Jean Le Blanc / Jean Duvivier (1687-1761). Louis XV and U The Same Gold Potus Triangnated Public. METAILLE, 1721. Paris, Music Carnivalet.Against Seal of Richard III, vintage engraved illustration. Colorful History of England, 1837Carnavalet museum, medal collection Right the two accomplices crooks Robert Macaire and the Sight Bertrand monkey are faced, sharing their booty; The man is at the foot of a tree and holds a string instrument; Reverse registration on three lines.Two lids from Ciboriën, prepared during the exhibition Rétrospective of 1873 in Tours, France, Gabriel Blaise, 1873 photomechanical print  Tours paper  ciborium. temporary exhibition, 'Salon' ToursInauguration of the second theater-French, 1819 Droz, Jean-Pierre. Inauguration of the second theater-French, 1819. Metal. 1819-1819.Rowing, Scaffolding and Schuitenperdersgilde van Amsterdam, Gildepenning by Jacob Steffens, berth Nieuwe Brug, Anonymous, 1793 medal Brass medal. Front: sailing sailboat to the left; On the back of: sitting man and flag. Reverside: Inscription Boven Huismerk and Hart with letters J and S between monogram of letters N and B Amsterdam brass (alloy) engraving  AmsterdamDam disk with a view of Nuremberg and portraits of Jozef I of Austria and seven Electors, Anonymous, c. 1690  Nuremberg boxwood  Nuremberg boxwoodPlanets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.. Given by Isaac Pontanus to his grandson on his eighth birthdayMedal of the Naval Battle of Lake Erie, 1813 19th century Moritz Fürst Hungarian. Medal of the Naval Battle of Lake Erie, 1813. American. 19th century. Bronze. Made in United StatesRare Ancient Coin, Twinheaded Axe symbol of Dionysus, c 403 BCAugust III (1733-1763), medal in memory of the 100th anniversary of the room in Oliwa Luttmer, Johann Peter ( 1775), Dubut, Friedrich Wilhelm (1711 1779)Rare Coin, England Gold Royal Queen Elizabeth I, 1558-1603Carnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionMedal Commemorating the Replacement of the Statue of Louis XIV in the Place des Victoires 1822 Medalist: Raymond Gayrard French. Medal Commemorating the Replacement of the Statue of Louis XIV in the Place des Victoires. Medalist: Raymond Gayrard (French, Rodez 1777-1858 Paris). French, Paris. 1822. Bronze. Medals and PlaquettesMary Tudor, Queen of England ca. 1555 Medalist: Jacopo Nizolla da Trezzo Italian Jacopo was trained as a gem engraver, sculptor, and architect. In addition to making portrait medals of prominent Milanese individuals, he engraved germs and fabricated objects in precious and semi-precious stones for Cosimo I, the duke of Florence.. Mary Tudor, Queen of England. Medalist: Jacopo Nizolla da Trezzo (Italian, Milan 1515/19-1589 Madrid). Italian. ca. 1555. Lead, cast. Medals and PlaquettesPosthumous medal August II Wettyna from 1733. unknown, Geiger, Andreas (1765 1856), Vestner, Georg Wilhelm (1677 1740)Bartolommeo Melioli, Lodovico III Gonzaga, 1414 1478, 2nd Marquess of Mantua 1444 (obverse), 1475 Lodovico III Gonzaga, 1414-1478, 2nd Marquess of Mantua 1444 obverseConstans II Solidus. Eastern Mediterranean, Byzantine, 641-668. Tools and Equipment; coins. GoldRain freedom 1945 ,, 1945 history medal Bronze medal, on the front a standing woman who takes off her veil, five lines of text on the reverse.  bronze (metal) striking (metalworking)The Uffizi and the Palazzo Vecchio reverse. Dated: 1561. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 4.12 cm (1 5/8 in.) gross weight: 34.71 gr (0.077 lb.) axis: 6:00. Medium: bronze//Struck. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Domenico Poggini.Medal with the portrait of Hendrik IV, king of France and Navarra. On the other side an emblematic representation that refers to the victory of Hendrik IV on the plain of Ivry, west of Paris, on 12 March 1590.The North: Fire Insurance Company, 1851 Lecomte, A. The North: Fire Insurance Company, 1851. Alloy. 1851-1851.Carnavalet museum, medal collection Right shield crowned with the arms of the city of Ghent surrounded by a laurel wreath; Medallion backhand inscribed with four lines surrounded by horns of abundance, different agricultural tools and instruments and topped with a hive surrounded by ears of wheat and bees.Spanish colonial Silver ëWealth of the Indiesí medal by Domenico Poggini, about 1560Medal on the 50-year marriage of Pieter de Mey and Geertruy van der Hey, wedding medal medal gold medal 2,4 db, two coats of arms and edge writing, PIETER DE MEY GEERTUY VAN DER HEY marriage 50-year marriage Meij HeijMedal for Emeryk Hutten Czapski for the merits in the field of Russian numismatics from the Imperial Russian Archeological Society in Saint Petersburg; 1876Medal attributed to Mr Verlick by the 6th 10th arrondissement charitable office, 1869 Ernest Paulin Tasset (1839-1919). Medal awarded to Mr Verlick by the Charitable Office of the 18th Arrondissement of Paris, 1869. Copper. 1869.Sebastian Dadler, The Navigation Acts (reverse), 1654 The Navigation Acts reverseMedal with portrait of Louis XII van France, Achille Collas (Possibly), 1804 - 1859 print  France paper  historical persons. ruler, sovereign. ornament ~ medallionSun Shining on a Stormy Sea reverse. Dated: c. 1559. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 5.17 cm (2 1/16 in.) gross weight: 44.62 gr (0.098 lb.) axis: 12:00. Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Pier Paolo Galeotti.Medal (obverse), 1800s. Jules Dupré (French, 1811-1889). Bronze; diameter: 7.4 cm (2 15/16 in.).Carnavalet museum, medal collection Right Germania Standing from the front, giving hands to two female allegories, one holding the beams of a lictor and the other a palm; Trophy reverse weapons surrounded by crowns with the weapons of the Kingdom of Prussia, the Kingdom of Bavaria, the Grand Duchy of Baden, the Kingdom of Saxony and the Kingdom of Wurtemberg based on a crowning crown of phylactera.Seal of Doge Michele Steno , 1400-1409. Italy, Venice, 15th century. Repousé gold over a core of wax and resin; diameter: 4.8 cm (1 7/8 in.). This opulent seal, an example of the splendor surrounding the ruler of Venice, was once attached to a charter issued in 1409. Seals were molded or embossed and attached to official documents as evidence of authenticity. This example is thought to be one of the finest Venetian seals to be preserved.Commemorating the International and Colonial Exhibition at Amsterdam, 1883 19th century Medalist: Antoine Fisch. Commemorating the International and Colonial Exhibition at Amsterdam, 1883. Medalist: Antoine Fisch (1827-1892). Belgian. 19th century. Gilt bronze. Medals and PlaquettesObverse - Reverse. Halfpenny Token - Handsworth Church, 1928. Maker: Davis. Coins & Medals Collection. Reverse: Handsworth Church. Front: Birmingham Coat of ArmsTwo soils from Cl�mane, 1792 Anonymous. Two soils of Cl�mane, 1792. Copper, 1792. Carnavalet Museum, Paris History.Grahal-Manzara. Carnavalet 2013-2016 collection sites. Numismatics.Great Seal of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, vintage engraved illustration. Industrial encyclopedia E.-O. Lami - 1875.Bliżej Kultury Majnert, Józef (1813 1879)Balloons of Montgolfier and Pilatre de Rozier, 1784 Anonymous. "Balloons of Montgolfier and Pilatre de Rozier". 1784.Samuel Cohen Elion, Medal on the 200th anniversary of the Diaconie Orphanage of the Dutch Reformed Church in Amsterdam, penning footage bronze, image of the Orphanage Underneath text text: DIA. WEESHUIS DER NED. HERV. GEM. TE AMSTERDAM Amsterdam Orphanage diaconie Nederlands Hervormde Gemeente 200 year oldMedal der Kleinschippers in Rotterdam, no. 71, guild penny penning identification bearer brass, sailing ship sailing to the left (engraved), no Rotterdam skipper shipping Small skippers guild guildSeal of the Presidium of the Royal Camera of South Prussia; Royal camera, South Prussia; 1803 (1803-00-00-1803-00-00);Mount (probably Italy); gilt and coppered bronze with pewter or lead surround; L x W: 5.1 × 6.3 cm (2 in. × 2 1/2 in.)Jean-Pierre Montagny (1789-1862). "Union is strength", February 23-24, 1848. Copper. Paris, Carnavalet museum. Medal, numismaticsEtains, ivory. Two medallions enamel Etains, ivory. Two medallions enamel. Black and white projection plate. 1900-1930. Photograph of Jacques-Ernest Bulloz (1858-1942).Zegeldoos van Cornelis Lampsins, Anonymous, 1663 box Round flat box with lid on which engraved a crowned weapon surrounded by chain with order (St. Michel), worn by two crowned sheep, each of which is littered with a pennant with (French) lilies. In the edge of the box, a slot has been saved for the cord on which the seal was attached. The Hague (possibly) silver (metal) forging / engraving armorial bearing, heraldry West IndiaStanisław Leszczyński Cloud, Francois NicoleSilver Plaquette of Hungarian Army FencingTournament. Artist: Heinrich Jaunermedallion bronze bronze medals 4,0, 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 KUNSTELEVOEL IN SCHIEDAM (circumscription) OPERICHT 15 NOVEMBER 1831 (in cut).18 plates, each decorated with a Netherlandish province. These plates reflect the period when the Netherlands and Belgium together formed the United Kingdom of the Netherlands (1815-1830). The kingdom consisted of 17 provinces plus the grand duchy of Luxembourg. The gold decoration is in the Neoclassical style. On the upperedge are the arms of the kingdom, on the lower border those of each province. Today the Netherlands consists of 12 provinces.Juliette Dodu, December 7, 1879 Juliette Doudu, December 7, 1879.Maria Leszczyńska's Medal from 1729, in Memory of the Birth of Ludwik Ferdynand, Delfina France unknown, Geiger, Andreas (1765 1856), Duvivier, Jean (1687 1761)Medal with an emblem and the names of the dukes of Savoy. Design of a round of medal with, in three concentric circles, the names of the dukes of Savoye and their government years, starting at Emanuel Philibert of Savoy and ending at Duke Victor Amadeus II from Savoy. In the middle of the medal an emblem with a landscape and a knight. The motto of the emblem is "non penetrant radit".Cabinet of medals, Commemorative Medal silver of the Danish naval victories in 1677, vintage engraving. Cabinet of medals, Commemorative Medal silver of the Danish naval victories in 1677, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1867. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10678376Georg Olinger, 1487-1557, Apothecary obverse. Dated: 1556. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 5.66 cm (2 1/4 in.) gross weight: 41.56 gr (0.092 lb.) axis: 12:00. Medium: lead. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Joachim Deschler.Medallion (reverse). Jules Dupré (French, 1811-1889). Bronze; overall: 5.1 x 7 cm (2 x 2 3/4 in.).Buttons, Brass, pewter and silver foil, Crowned eagle, wings outspread, resting on bar; five arrow-tipped lighting bolts and one star beneath - words 'Garde Imperiale'., Component -a is on card H, Component -c is on card B, was not originally labeled with component, France, 1852-70, costume & accessories, Decorative Arts, ButtonsAntonio Salvalaio ca. 1460 Medalist: Petrecino of Florence. Antonio Salvalaio. Medalist: Petrecino of Florence (Italian, active second half 15th century). Italian. ca. 1460. Bronze, olive brown patina. Medals and PlaquettesAmerican silver eagle dollar coin over blackMedal struck to commemorate the 13th birthday of Zofia CzartoryskaPlanets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Polish Republic, 50 Zlotysz, Treasures of Stanisław August  Wacław II Czech; 2013 Mennica Polska S.A., Wałrzak, UrszulaMedal for the Victory of Chesma. Reverse, Orders, decorations and medals