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Historical Tokens and Medals

A display of historical tokens and medals with varied designs, featuring engravings and different metals from a museum collection.

Carnavalet museum, medal collection Right registration on nine lines.
Carnavalet museum, medal collection Right registration on nine lines.
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Carnavalet museum, tokens collectionCarnavalet museum, tokens collectionCarnavalet museum, medal collectionCarnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionCarnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionCarnavalet museum, medal collection Right registration on nine lines.Carnavalet museum, tokens collection CARNJ12391_002Carnavalet museum, medal collection Right registration on six lines; Reverse registration on five lines.Carnavalet museum, medal collectionCarnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionCarnavalet museum, tokens collectionCarnavalet museum, medal collection Droit very schematic map of French territory, large cities and oceans are reported; Registration on eight lines inside the drawing, surmounting two cannons surrounding a Phrygian cap; Reverse very card without the indications of cities and oceans; Registration on six lines inside the Phrygian drawing and hat on the right.Carnavalet museum, medal collectionCarnavalet museum, medal collectionPRELIMINARY OF THE PEACE OF AMIENS, OCTOBER 1, 1801 Anonymous. Preliminaries of the Peace of Amiens, October 1, 1801. Bronze. 1801.Carnavalet museum, tokens collectionPlanets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Rowing, Scaffolding and Schuitdersmersgilde van Amsterdam, Gildepenning van Jan Staedig, berth Herbergsteiger, Anonymous, 1735 medal Silver medal. Front: sailing sailboat to the left; On the back patch: man and flag. Reverse: inscription above Huismerk and Hart with letters I and s between monogram of letters H, E and S and year Amsterdam silver (metal) engraving AmsterdamZeeuwse Dang, 1767, Province of Zeeland, 1767 coin Copper mint. Front: Oval coat of arms crowned in Rococo list of Zeeland. Rail side: in a Rococo decoration inscription in three lines, above which Mint sign between two stars and including year. Middelburg copper (metal) striking (metalworking)Carnavalet museum, tokens collectionCarnavalet museum, tokens collectionToken of Abraham Lincoln. Dimensions: Diam. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm). Date: ca. 1876. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Carnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionPlanets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Carnavalet museum, medal collection Right registration on four lines; Reverse Lictor's beam placed in PAL topped with a Phrygian cap between a faith on the left and a level of equality on the right.Carnavalet museum, medal collectionCarnavalet museum, tokens collectionCarnavalet museum, medal collection Right in the medallion, republic at the foot to the right holding in the left hand a level and in the right hand a scepter; Reverse registration on five lines.Carnavalet museum, tokens collectionMEDAL OF FOUNDING THE GROS-CAILLOU FIRE PUMP Anonymous. "Foundation medal of the Gros-Caillou fire pump". Medal, 1786.Carnavalet museum, medal collection Right registration on six lines, in the center a Phrygian cap; Reverse registration on five lines.Carnavalet museum, tokens collectionCarnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionCarnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionCarnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionCarnavalet museum, tokens collectionCarnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionCarnavalet museum, tokens collectionDUN VAN GRONINGEN and De Ommelanden, 1770, Groningen and the Ommelanden, 1770 coin Copper mint. Front: Inside decoration crowned coat of arms. Reverse: Three-line inscription, above which Mint Masters Sign Boompje van de Muntmeester in Harderwijk and including the year. Harderwijk copper (metal) striking (metalworking)Carnavalet museum, medal collection Right registration on five lines in a braid; Reverse registration on five lines in a braid.Planets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Carnavalet museum, tokens collectionCarnavalet museum, medal collectionPlanets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Planets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Bliżej Kultury Lisbon Mint, Almeida, Marcelino Norte deCarnavalet museum, tokens collectionCarnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionVisit of the prince of Baden to the medal currency, March 1806 Bertrand Andrieu (1761-1822) and Nicolas Brenet (1770-1846) .Visit of the prince of Baden to the medal currency. Bronze, March 1806.Commemoration of the "three glorious" of the revolution of July, July 27, 28 and 29, 1830 (dummy title) Anonymous. Commemoration of the three glorious of the revolution of July, 27, 28 and 29 July 1830 (Apers).Project Graly-Manzag 2013-2016 Carnavalet Museum, Medals Collection2 cents from the Dutch East Indies, 1833, William I (King of the Netherlands), 1833 coin Copper mint. Front: between value designation 2 ct. Crowned National Weapon shield. Reverse: Tweeregelig inscription, above which mint sign and including the year. Below that letter D = mint master Demmenie. Smooth edge. Surabaya copper (metal) striking (metalworking)Carnavalet museum, tokens collectionMatchsafe; plated metal; Overall: 5.1 x 3.6 x 1 cm (2 x 1 7/16 x 3/8 in.)Dang of the VOC from Zeeland, 1789, United Oostindische Compagnie, 1789 coin Copper mint. Front: crowned coat of arms of Zeeland. Reverse: monogram of the VOC, above which mint sign and including the year. Smooth edge. Middelburg copper (metal) striking (metalworking)Carnavalet museum, tokens collectionCommemoration of June 1848 days (dummy title) Commemoration of the days of June 1848. Copper Blanc, 1848.Carnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionCarnavalet museum, tokens collectionArthus -Bertrand (Company), Insign of the Chad Walking Regiment (Captain Villard - II RMT) (Title attributed), 1945. Metal, material of synthetic origin. General Leclerc Museum of the Liberation of Paris - Jean Moulin Museum.Germany, West Germany (1949 1990), 2 Pfennig; 1967 Mennica Karlsruhe, Jäger, Adolf (1895 1983)Bliżej Kultury unknownRijksdaalder of the Kingdom of Holland, 1808, Louis Napoleon (King of Holland), 1808 coin Bronze mint. Front: Six-line inscription with name Salneuve. Reverse: Six-line inscription, including year. Ride. Test stroke in bronze the size of Rijksdaalder with edge script according to the Salneuve system. Utrecht bronze (metal) striking (metalworking)The coin of German occupation authorities for the eastern areas, 1 Kopiejka, Berlin; 1916 Berlin mintCarnavalet museum, medal collection Right registration on four lines under a head to the right of Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte; Reverse registration on three lines under a republic at the foot to the right.Carnavalet museum, medal collectionCarnavalet museum, tokens collectionCarnavalet museum, medal collection Droit oval medal with registration on five lines in the center; Three medallions, left, right and bottom; In the right medallion, shield with boot.75 years of philatelic movement in Poland 1893-1968Carnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionPlanets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Utrechtse Double Stuiver, 1788, Province of Utrecht, 1788 coin Silver coin. Front: between value designation 2 s crowned single-field coat of arms of Utrecht. Rail side: under mint sign between two dots inscription: Provincial name in three lines, including year. Cable edge. Utrecht silver (metal) striking (metalworking)British Settlement, Kentucky, Canada: Halfpenny, 1796. Maker: Matthew Boulton, Soho Mint. Engraver: N-A. Ponthon.. Obverse: ONE HALF PENNY. In centre field: COPPER COMPANY OF UPPER CANADA.. Reverse: BRITISH SETTLEMENT KENTUCKY With figure thought to be Plenty... Edge: plainSpecial currency test, 1791 Anonymous. Special currency test, 1791. Bell metal, 1791. Carnavalet Museum, Paris Story.Baico; Pius VII (Pope; 1800-1823), Kościelne State (756-1870); 1801 (1420-00-00-1420-00-00);Dang for the Dutch East Indies from Overijssel, 1805, Batavian Republic, 1805 coin Copper mint. Front: Tweeregelig inscription, above which mint masters and including year. Reverside: Inside weapon spell between value designation 5 1/16 g crowned coat of arms of Overijssel. Smooth edge. Match copper (metal) striking (metalworking)Carnavalet museum, tokens collectionCarnavalet museum, medal collectionCarnavalet museum, medal collection Right registration on three lines in a laurel wreath; Reverse registration on five lines in a Grantetis.Death of P.N. Smits AZ. der Paters-Predikheren in the church 't Stadhuis van Hoorn in Amsterdam, Anonymous, 1823 Silver medal. Front: inscription inside cable border. Road side: inscription inside cable edge. Netherlands silver (metal) striking (metalworking) / engraving Amsterdam. Stadhuys van HoornClub du Canal de Givors, Lyon, March 1848 "(registered title)) Medal. Club du Canal de Givors, Lyon, March 1848. Copper White, 1848.Carnavalet museum, tokens collectionElection of Jules Saint-Amour as representative of Pas-de-Calais at the Constituent Assembly, 1848 (dummy title) Medal. Election of Jules Saint-Amour AS Representative of Pas-de-Calais At The Constitute Assembly. Copper White, 1848.Token of John Adams. Dimensions: Diam. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm). Date: ca. 1876. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Carnavalet museum, tokens collectionRijksmatichten Ommerschans and Veenhuizen, house coin beaten at the society of beneficiality worth ten cents. Sink coin. Front: letters o and v. Reverse: inscription above value indicationth Century Copper Token - St Paul's Chapel, Birmingham,1797. Peter KempsonArms medal Lutheran Diaconie 1741 with knock 20, arm medal penny swap lead metal, Arm medal of the Lutheran diaconie disk with on it in circle of text and knock with 20 next to it and on the other side nothing can be identified, VAN DE LVYTERSE DIACONY INSIDE ROTTERDAM 1741 poverty care diaconie Rotterdam religion Lutheran community migrationCommemoration of June 1848 days (dummy title) Commemoration of the days of June 1848. Copper Blanc, 1848.Tribute to the revolutionaries of February 1848 (dummy title) Tribute to the revolutionaries of February 1848. Brass, 1848.Carnavalet museum, tokens collectionProclamation of the I�d Republic at City Hall by Alexandre Ledru-Rollin (1807-1874), February 25, 1848; Medal for the Constituent Assembly, May 1848 (dummy title) Medal representing the proclamation of the 1st Republic at City Hall by Alexandre Ledru-Rollin (1807-1874), February 25, 1848; Medal in favor of the Constituent Assembly, May 1848 Copper, 1848.Carnavalet museum, medal collectionCarnavalet museum, tokens collectionLouis XVI, King of France (1774-1792) LAUER. Currency of Louis XVI, King of France (1774 -1792). Brass. 1791.Socialist Club of Reims, 1848 "(title registered (letter)) Medal. Club of the Socialists of Reims. Etain, 1848.Carnavalet museum, medal collectionInstitution Elias Regnault: 64 rue de Clichy in Paris, 19th century Institution Elias Regnault: 64 rue de Clichy in Paris, 19th Century . Copper.Planets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Planets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. 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