Historical Medals

AUSTRALIA, International Exhibition, Sydney, 1879, a bronze award medal by J.S. & A.B. Wyon, female representing Australia holding shield and laur...

AUSTRIA, Count Mittrovsky, 1841, a bronze medal by J. Schön, 50mm (BDM V, 397); Capture of Lublin, [1915], a zinc medal by R. Bachmann, 50mm; 5th ...

AUSTRIA, Waffenbrüderschaften [The Triple Alliance], 1915, an iron medal by A.R. Weinberger, conjoined busts of Wilhelm II, Franz Josef I and Moha...

BELGIUM, Tentoonstelling Antwerpen's Rubenskring [Antwerp’s Rubens Circle Exhibition], 1898, a bronze medal by A. Relik, 60mm (Eidlitz 868); Victo...

BELGIUM, Opening of the Kruis-Schans Lock, 1928, a bronze medal by A. Dupon, 90mm; Liège International Exposition, 1930, a silvered-bronze plaque ...

COURLAND, Death of Maurice of Saxony, 1750, a white metal medal by D. Kam, 56mm; NORWAY, Visit of Kaiser Wilhelm II to Christiania, 1890, a bronze...

EGYPT, International Cotton Congress, 1927, a gilt-bronze medal, signed C.L.A., bust of Fuad right, rev. inscription within cartouche, 57mm. About...

EGYPT, International Cotton Congress, 1927, a gilt-bronze medal, signed C.L.A., bust of Fuad right, rev. inscription within cartouche, 57mm. About...

FRANCE, Francis I, a restrike bronze medal, 1515, unsigned, 54mm (CGMP p.103); Henry II (1547-59), a restrike bronze medal unsigned and undated, 6...

FRANCE, Charles IX, 1564, a silver medal, unsigned [by A. Brucher], laureate, armoured and draped bust left, rev. qvas colit lilia firmant, Piety ...

FRANCE, St Bartholomew’s Day Massacre, 1572, a silver medal, unsigned [by G. Pilon & A. Olivier], laureate, armoured and draped bust of Charles IX...

FRANCE, Henry III, 1577, a cast bronze medal, unsigned [by É. de l’Aulne], 38mm; together with a silver jeton dated 1601, 27mm [2]. Both very fine...

FRANCE, Peace of Vervins, 1598, a bronze medal by C. Bloc, laureate and armoured bust of Henry IV right, rev. sword and crossed sceptres, 42mm (NG...

FRANCE, Henry IV, 1601, a cast bronze medal, unsigned, 43mm; Battle of Guastalla, 1734, a copper medal by J. Duvivier & J. Le Blanc, 41mm (Divo 92...

FRANCE, Henry IV, 1604, a cast bronze medal, unsigned [by P. Danfrie], laureate, armoured and draped bust right, rev. maiestas maior ab igne, king...

FRANCE, Henry IV & Marie de Medici, 1608, a lead medal by G. Dupré, conjoined busts right, rev. crowned monogram, 65mm (BMC –). A later cast, very...

FRANCE, Marie de Medici, 1615, a cast bronze medal by G. Dupré, bust right, rev. servando dea facta deos, Marie steering ship of state through sto...

FRANCE, Conseil du Roi, 1621, a silver jeton, 27mm; Peace, 1660, a silver jeton, 27mm; Louis XV, 1720, a silver jeton, 31mm [3]. About very fine o...

FRANCE, Nicolas Brulart, a uniface bronze medal, undated (probably 19th century), unsigned, 64 x 52mm; Louis XIV, a uniface silvered electrotype, ...

FRANCE, Entry of the Legate into Paris, 1660, a brass medalet, unsigned, 25mm; Count of Anglès, 1818, a copper medal by A. Galle, 41mm; Felix de B...

FRANCE, Louis XIV, 1673, a copper medal by M. Molart, laureate, armoured and draped bust left, rev. Colonnade of the Louvre, 80mm (Divo –; CGMP p....

FRANCE, Establishment of a Salt Store, 1714, a copper medal, unsigned, view of the store, boats on river in foreground, rev. legend in ten lines, ...

FRANCE, Reception of the Ottoman Ambassador, 1721, a copper medal by J. Duvivier & J. LeBlanc, laureate and draped bust of Louis XV right, rev. sp...

FRANCE, Amiens Academy, 1750, a silver prize medal, unsigned, 46mm; Louis XVI, 1778, an octagonal silver jeton by N. Gatteaux, 34mm; Comice Agrico...

FRANCE, Execution of Marie Antoinette, 1793, a copper medal by C.H. Küchler, bust left, rev. Queen rides towards her execution in an open cart, cr...

FRANCE, Capture of Vienna and Pressburg, 1805, a cast copy in silver of the medal by Andrieu & Galle, 40mm (cf. BDM II, 197); Marriage of Napoleon...

FRANCE, Etienne Montgolfier, 1821, a copper medal by A. Caqué, 41mm; Restoration of the Spanish Throne, [1823], a copper medal by R. Gayrard, 50mm...

FRANCE, Compagnie d’Assurances Maritimes, 1837, octagonal silver jetons (12) by N. Brenet [struck after 1860], Neptune in sea chariot, rev. legend...

FRANCE, Removal of Napoleon’s Remains to Les Invalides, [1840], a gilt-copper medal by J.-P. Montagny [struck 1842-5], laureate head of Napoleon r...

FRANCE, Compagnie d’Assurances Maritimes et de Prêts à la Grosse, octagonal silver jetons (33) by Caqué & Dubois, undated [struck between 1832 and...

FRANCE, Compagnie la Prévoyance, 1869, octagonal silver jetons (22) by P. Tasset, Prudence standing facing, rev. legend within wreath, 36mm (BDM V...

(illustration reduced) FRANCE, Un vieille homme, c. 1870, a large bronze maquette in the style of P.J. David d’Angers, unsigned, cast by Fumière...

FRANCE, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, a bronze medal by E. Lindauer, undated, bust three-quarters right, rev. statue ‘La Danse’, 68mm. About extremely f...

FRANCE, Olivier de Serres, c. 1880, a copper award medal by H. de Longueil for the Société d’Agriculture de Joigny, Yonne, un-named, 50mm (cf. DNW...

FRANCE, La Marseillaise, 1888, a bronze award medal by H. Dubois after H. Rude for Arthus-Bertrand, adapted for the Union des Sociétes d’Instructi...

FRANCE, Homage to Gambetta, 1891, a silvered-bronze medal by A. Bartholdi for P. Tasset, statue of Gambetta on plinth, rev. bust left within medal...

FRANCE, Roger Marx, 1892, a uniface cast bronze plaquette by D. Dupuis, bust right, 75 x 48mm (BDM I, 664). Good very fine, rare £100-£120 --- P...

FRANCE, A.L. Barye, a bronze medal by A Patey, undated [c. 1894], bust left, rev. sculpture by Barye of lion on plinth, 68mm (BDM IV, 425). About ...

FRANCE, L’Enfant à la rose [The Child with the Rose], 1896, a uniface Art Nouveau bronze plaque by J.-P. Legastelois, young girl to right, sniffin...

FRANCE, Exposition Universelle Internationale, Paris, 1900, bronze award medals (2) by J.-C. Chaplain, named (F. W. Chadderton, Furniss), each 64m...

FRANCE, Henri Germain, Fondateur du Crédit Lyonnais, 1910, a bronze 25 Year Service award medal by C.P. Pillet, named (M. Xavier Durel), 81mm (BM ...

FRANCE, Le Vêtement du Prisonnier de Guerre (est. 1914), a bronze plaquette by M. Blondat after J.-L. Forain, 70 x 42mm; À la Gloire des Armées du...

FRANCE, Natation, a bronze medal by C. Mascaux, undated [c. 1924], fish to right, rev. wreath, un-named, 50mm. About extremely fine £50-£70 --- ...

FRANCE, Aviron, c. 1928, an Art Déco bronze award plaque by W. Hochard and P.-A. Morlon, 52 x 50mm (cf. CGMP p.276); Médecine ou la Maladie sera v...

FRANCE, Société des Artistes Français, a silvered-bronze prize medal by D. Dupuis, muse standing, holding wreath in each hand, setaed cherub to le...

FRANCE, Enseignement Technique, 1931, a bronze plaque by E. Fraisse adapted for the Ministère de l’Education Nationale, named (André Fanise, 1958)...

FRANCE, Lion et Lionne, 1935 [struck 1984], a uniface bronze award plaque after M. Thenot, named (25ème Anniversaire de la Creation du Lions Club ...

FRANCE, Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, the Launch of the Colombie, 1950, a bronze medal by M. Renard, 58mm (CGMP p.1561; BM Acq. 1978-82, pl....

FRANCE, Colette, 1952 [struck 1969], a bronze medal by R. Corbin, 81mm (CGMP p.446); Joachim du Bellay, 1960 [struck 1967], a bronze medal by A. B...

FRANCE, Spes, c. 1955, a bronze medal by L. Muller, 81mm (Muller Exh. Cat. 1958, –); Comédie Française aux États-Unis d’Amérique, 1955 [struck 197...

FRANCE, La Fédération Mutualiste de la Seine, 1966, a bronze medal by J.A. Devigne, 68mm; Bordeaux, Ville d’Art, 1969, a bronze and partially gilt...

FRANCE, Henri Barbusse, 1969, a bronze medal by G. Simon, 77mm (CGMP pp.1731-2); Louis Aragon, 1970 [struck 1986], a bronze medal by Françoise Sal...

FRANCE, Château du Lude, 1970 [struck 1974], a bronze medal by A.-H. Torcheaux, 72mm (CGMP p.1810); Jean Effel, 1972, a bronze medal by Marguerite...

FRANCE, L’Hirondelle, 1976 [struck 1977], a bronze medal by S. Bret for the Club français de la Medaille, 81mm, edge stamped 4/100 (CGMP p.314); P...

FRANCE, modern bronze medals (9), 1967-83, all in imitation of ancient Greek coins from Syracuse, Athens, Macedon, Egypt, etc, mostly limited issu...

GERMANY, Restoration of the Church of St James of Scotland in Erfurt, 1725, a silver electrotype of the medal by J. Werner, 32mm (cf. MI II, 464/7...

GERMANY, International Horticulture Exhibition, Cologne, 1875, a gilt-bronze medal by W. Kullrich, 41mm; Bernhard von Bülow, 1900, a silver medal ...

GERMANY, Victory of the Battle of Lorraine by Rupprecht of Bavaria, 1914, a bronze medal by K. Goetz, helmeted bust right, rev. lion suppressing G...

GOLD COAST, Cocoa Advertising, 1920-21, a bronze medal by Wright & Son, Edgware, elephant standing left, palm tree and fort in background, rev. di...

HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE, Charles V, a cast bronze medal, unsigned [by L. Leoni], undated, bust right, rev. salvs pvblica, standing female figure hodling...