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Historical Tokens Collection

A selection of vintage tokens from the Carnavalet museum, featuring distinct shapes and inscriptions related to historical events and collections.

Carnavalet museum, tokens collection
Carnavalet museum, tokens collection
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Rescue Medal Offered by Louis XVI in Claude Lauverjat, Citizen of Brest, February 17 1792 Benjamin Duvivier (1730-1819). Rescue medal offered by Louis XVI in Claude Lauverjat, Citizen of Brest, 1792. Bronze, 1791.Planets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Republican Medal, "Example of Tyrans", 22, 23 and 24 February 1848 Anonymous. Republican Medal, Example of Tyrans, 22, 23 and 24 February 1848. Red brass on the outdoor and white edge in the center.Bank of Montreal Half Penny TokenBertrand Andrieu (1761-1822). "Arrival of the king in Paris". Bronze. October 6, 1789. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 54284-13 Weapon, bronze, royal carriage, woman, crowd, rifle, medal, Parisian people, stone, stake, statueSiege from Breda, forged emergency coin from three guilders. Aspen from Breda, emergency coin from three guilders. One-sided, diamond-shaped emergency with more or less rounded corners. Front: Three stamps above each other: coat of arms between value indication within circumcision and round pearl circle; Up and down a knock: above: tower, under: cone. Reverse: Blank.Planets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Impress of the seal of the Confederate States, 1862 1864 Medalist: P. A. Foley. Impress of the seal of the Confederate States, 1862. Medalist: P. A. Foley (1818-1872). Irish. 1864. Bronze. Medals and PlaquettesKeyhole Escutcheon; brass; Diam.: 4.4 cm (1 3/4 in.)Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition. Artist: William Barber (1807-1879). Dimensions: Diam. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm). Date: 1876. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Carnavalet museum, tokens collectionCarnavalet museum, tokens collectionRare South African Coin from Anglo-Boer WarPhotography of the Toruń urban seal from 1232 unknownCarnavalet museum, tokens collectionTrafficking in Campo Formio, October 17, 1797 Anonymous. Treaty of Campo-Formio, 17 October 1797. Silver Metal, 1797.Planets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Burgerguard Van Liège, Legion de L'Ouest, 6th Company, Anonymous, 1830 Carrying sign to Sea Eye. Front: inscription Inside Capers. Reverse: Inscription Belgium alloy striking (metalworking) / engraving LiègeDania, Chrystian X (1912 1947), 2 øre; 1929 Chrystian X (1912 1947), jensen, knud gunnar (1863 1948), Mennica KopenhagaPlanets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Major General William H. Harrison. Artist: Moritz Fürst (born 1782, active United States, 1807-ca. 1840). Dimensions: Diam. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Tribute to the revolution of 1848, 22 to 24 February 1848 (dummy title) Alphonse-Alexandre Houzelot. Medal of tribute to the revolution from 1848, 22 to 24 February 1848.Kuipers and wine-leaving guild of Amsterdam, Roelof Bossemaker guild pendancy, Master Kuiper. Copper medal. Front: drawbar and passer within a bran wreath. Downside: inscriptionPierre-Auguste ADET (1763-1834), Resident of France near the Republic of Geneva, 1794-1795 Pierre Ferrier. "Pierre-Auguste Adet (1763-1834), resident of France near the Republic of Geneva, 1794-1795". Golden bronze, 1795.Corend carriers and depths guild from Amsterdam, Gildenning from Hendrik Klink. Copper medal. Front: man with big burden on head. Downside: inscriptionCarnavalet museum, tokens collection½ Gift from the VOC from Holland, 1794, United Oostindische Compagnie, 1794 coin Copper mint. Front: crowned coat of arms of Holland. Reverse: monogram of the VOC, above which mint sign and including the year. Smooth edge. Mint plate pierced. Dordrecht copper (metal) striking (metalworking)Token: 10 ECU, 1991, Erazm of Rotterdam PostponementCarnavalet museum, medal collectionHonorary Medal Awarded Louis Royer For Winning The Prix De Rome. Bronze medal with inscriptions on either side, with boloog and ring.Planets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Planets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Planets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Carnavalet museum, tokens collectionCommemorative medal Franz Xaver GabelsbergerCarnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionButton, Circular, convex button showing with heraldic device, flanked by dogs, surmounted by a crown. Brass shank., Circular, convex button showing shield with heraldic device, flanked by dogs, surmounted by a crown. Brass shank., On card E, France, 1801-50, costume & accessories, Decorative Arts, ButtonOne Penny Mikołaj i Mint Warsaw, Mikołaj I (1825 55)Rowing, Scaffolding and Schuitersmersdersgilde van Amsterdam, Gildepenning by Dirk Coerse, Lange Brug, Anonymous, 1759 berth medal Brass medal. Front: sailing sailboat to the left; On the back of: sitting man and flag. Reverse: inscription above Huismerk and Hart with letters D and C between monogram of letters L and B Amsterdam brass (alloy) engraving AmsterdamAnonymous. "Long live freedom and districts". Etain, 1789. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 56522-3 Align, baionette, canon, district, tin, numismatics, revolutionary period, coin, row, ray, soldier, sunPlantation fees (10 cents) issued by the Mariënburg sugar plantation, c. 1940 - c. 1945 coin Plantage fees (10 cents) published by the Mariënburg sugar plantation in the Second World War. Due to the silver scarcity in the war, the workers could not be paid in silver coins with an image of Queen Wilhelmina. The management of the Mariënburg plantation decided to make money to pay the workers. The money was made from lemonade or beer chapters and only to spend on Mariënburg. Suriname brass (alloy) striking (metalworking) Mariënburg plantationCarnavalet museum, medal collection Right the cantinière at the foot to the right; Reverse two axes in a necklace below an inscription on six lines.Club du Bonne Meeting, Lyon, March 1848 "(registered title (letter)) Medal. Club of the Good Meeting, Lyon, March 1848. Copper White, 1848.Carnavalet museum, medal collectionPlanets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Carnavalet museum, medal collection Right registration on four lines; Reverse registration on four lines.Badge of the 2nd Brigade of the Polish Legions No. 1435 Central Office of Publishers of the Supreme National CommitteePlanets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Commemoration of the February 1848 Revolution (Title) Medal. Commemoration of the Revolution of February 1848. Etain, 1848.Kuchler Execution of Marie -Antoinette (reverse) - 1793 PierrainKuipers and wine-leaving guild of Amsterdam, Gildenning by Johannes Meyer, Master Kuiper. Silver medal. Front: inscription within decorative edge of flowers and leaves. Downside: passer and drawbar within a bran wreath and circumcision; editionMurder 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. Downside: inscriptionExpedition of Baudin in Australia, 1801 Jean-Pierre Montagny. Shipping from Baudin to Australia, 1801. Bronze. 1801.Tribute of the National Guard of Versailles in Louis XVI, February 6 1790 Jean-Henri Simon (1752-1834). Tribute of the National Guard of Versailles to Louis XVI. Bronze, February 6, 1790.Carnavalet museum, medal collectionCelebration of the victory of Aboukir (August 1, 1798) by the British led by Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), November 29, 1798 Celebration of the victory of Aboukir (August 1, 1798) by the British led by Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), November 29, 1798. Bronze, 1798.Carnavalet museum, tokens collectionFalse Coin, Gdańsk Taler, 1567, Sigismund II Augustus (1544 1572)Imperial lottery, s. d. Bertrand Andrieu (1761-1822). Medal on the imperial lottery, copper, around 1881.Dam disk with show. Inscription 'post.haec.calva.' and on the back. "Fronte.capillata.est."Carnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionCarnavalet museum, medal collectionBaltimore and Ohio Railroad CentenaryMedal. Mint: Medallic Art Company, American, founded 1903 Artist: Hans Schuler, American, 1874-1951Twenty -five year old government jubilee of King William III and Queen Sophia 1874 ,, 1874 history medal Wearing with medallion of silver -plated brass, on the front the viewed portraits of William III and Sophia with a change, three lines of text with change on the reverse. brass (alloy) striking (metalworking)Round lead peat medal Heiligegeesthuis or Oudemannenhuis, peat medal penny exchange medium lead metal, representation of the Holy Spirit in the shape of dove, no Rotterdam City Triangle High Street old house mansion Holy house old man house Holy Spirit house peatCarnavalet museum, medal collectionToken of Thomas Jefferson. Dimensions: Diam. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm). Date: ca. 1876. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Planets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.J.G. Holtzhey, Medal on the 25th anniversary of the Nationale Nederlandsche Huisoud Maatschappij, penning footage silver, oak in dune landscape attached to the trunk Mercury staff and spider skirts on the foot hive horn of plenty shield with Medusa-head spear with wreath; background plowed field with grazing cows, CROSSED TO HEIL DES VADERLANDS (legend) PLANT 1778 (in cut) Haarlem 25th anniversary partyCarnavalet museum, tokens collectionCarnavalet museum, medal collectionCarnavalet museum, medal collection Right meled at the inscription in four lines, sword and ax in a necklace flanked on the left of a palm and summoned with a Phrygian cap, all in a Grénetis; Reverse Registration on 6 lines in a Grantetis.Planets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Peace of Munster, beaten for Amsterdam. Silver medal. Front: peace with aureole, Mercury staff and horn of abundance on victory drawn by two crowned lions under inscription inscription. Reverse: Three angels hold down cloth with inscription, face on the city of Amsterdam at port.Token of George Washington ca. 1876. Token of George Washington. ca. 1876. BronzeSmall Plate or Saucer. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 35.4 x 27.9 cm (13 15/16 x 11 in.) Original IAD Object: 5 3/4" Dia. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: John Matulis.Tribute to the victims of the June days, June 23-26, 1848 (dummy title) Medal of the tribute to the victims of the days of June, 23 to 26 June 1848.Roy Weber, Pa German Plate, c 1938 Pa. German PlateCarnavalet museum, medal collectionMirror. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm); W. 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.A medal commemorating the Apollo 11 mission and the first landing on the moonMagic Mirror with Image of the Buddha Amida 19th century Japan This mirror, a Buddhist icon, conceals an image of the Buddha Amida (Sanskrit: Amitbha) emanating forty-eight rays of light, one for each of the vows he made as a bodhisattva. The image is only revealed under special lighting conditions. The back of the mirror bears the six-character phrase “Namu Amida Butsu” (Hail the name of Amida Buddha).Mirrors of this type are called “magic mirrors,” or maky in Japanese. Made in China from very early on, they also became popular in Japan for both religious and secular use.. Magic Mirror with Image of the Buddha Amida. Japan. 19th century. Bronze. Edo period (1615-1868). MirrorsThe image of the medal of Fryderyk Wilhelm II Hohenzollerna from 1789, broken on the occasion of the Polish Sejm and a resolution on the enlargement of the army, in: Collector's album: Figures of Polish medals to work X.B. Albertrande: Polish history with medals certified. prepared by Prince Henryk Lubomirski 1822 1830 arranged in order according to the List of Polish Medals by Feliks Bentkowski 1832 (item 373) unknown, Geiger, Andreas (1765 1856), Loos, Daniel Friedrich (1735 1819), Loos, Friedrich Wilhelm (1767 ca 1819)Exhibit of 10 Mazounas bronze from the French protectorate of Morocco, 1911 Exhibit of 10 Mazounas bronze from the French protectorate of Morocco, 1911. Bronze. Around 1911.Augustin Dupré (1748-1833). Final test for 24 pounds play (right), 1793. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 51813-6 24 pounds, law, definitive test, medal, currency, numismatics, pieceCarnavalet museum, medal collection Right inscription on four lines in a frieze of oves, below a draw and a shovel in a necklace; Reverse registration on six lines in a frieze of oves.Dang for Dutch East Indies from Java, 1811, Napoleon I (Emperor of the French), 1811 coin Copper mint. Front: initials L and N of Lodewijk Napoleon. Mint sign above. Reverse: a uniform inscription, including year. Above the inscription Mint sign and under the year Muntmeesterteken Z = mintmaster Zwekkert. Surabaya copper (metal) striking (metalworking)Medal Commemorating 1910 Columbus Day in Massachusetts from the UnitedStates. Subject: Christopher Columbus, Spanish, 1451-1506 Manufacturer: Whitehead and Hoag Company, American, 1892-ca. 1963Felice Antonio Casone (Italian, 1559 - 1634), Inscription, 1592, bronzeCarnavalet museum, medal collection Right registration on four lines; Reverse registration on six lines.A circular trade card depicting courtship, a boat with a swan shaped front, birds and butterflies ; The verso depicts peacock feathers.. Trade cards. 1876 - 1890. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Boats, Courtship, SwansCents from the Dutch East Indies, 1839, William I (King of the Netherlands), 1839 coin Copper mint. Front: between value designation I ct. Crowned National Weapon shield. Reverse: Tweeregelig inscription, above which mint sign and including the year. Below that letter J = mint master Jeekel. Smooth edge. Surabaya copper (metal) striking (metalworking)th Century Copper Token - Old Meeting House, Birmingham,1797. Peter Kempson. ."Smoke Up & Up Fumar Cigars" Matchsafe; Manufactured by Huntley, Boorne, & Stevens; England; plated tin, printed gilded; 3.2 x 4.4 x 1.1 cm (1 1/4 x 1 3/4 x 7/16 in. )2 cents from the Dutch East Indies, 1839, William I (King of the Netherlands), 1839 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 J = mint master Jeekel. Smooth edge. Surabaya copper (metal) striking (metalworking)Carnavalet museum, tokens collectionGrahal-Manzara. Carnavalet 2013-2016 collection sites. Numismatics.Dang of the city of Utrecht, 1759, City of Utrecht, 1759 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 Arabic 1. Utrecht copper (metal) striking (metalworking)Planets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.The Navigation Acts reverse. Dated: 1654. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 6.15 cm (2 7/16 in.) gross weight: 58.42 gr (0.129 lb.) axis: 12:00. Medium: struck silver. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Sebastian Dadler.