Historical Medals

ARGENTINA, Opening of the Puerto de la Plata to World Commerce, 1890, a bronze medal, by Podeatá, 57mm; Municipal Savings Bank, Opening of a New B...

AUSTRALIA, Exhibition of Women’s Industries, Sydney, 1888, a silver medal by Amor, female head left, rev. cross within wreath, 39mm. Some contact ...

AUSTRIA, Count of Starhemberg, [1776], a copper medal by T. van Berckel, undated, bust right, rev. pietate et consilio, Pietas and Minerva standin...

AUSTRIA, Royal Family, 1759, a restrike gilt-bronze medal by A. Wideman & G. Ehle, 60mm (BDM VI, 467); Marriage of Franz Joseph I and Elisabeth of...

AUSTRIA, Entry of Francis I into Milan, 1815, a bronze medal by G. Vassallo & L. Manfredini, 43mm; Visit of Francis I to the Milan Mint, 1816, a b...

AUSTRIA, Coronation of Ferdinand I in Milan, 1838, a bronze medal by L. Cossa, conjoined busts of emperor and empress right, rev. Religion seated ...

AUSTRIA, International Exhibition, Vienna, 1873, a bronze medal by J. Tautenhayn & K. Schwenzer, 70mm; Franz Joseph I, Golden Jubilee, 1898, a sil...

AUSTRIA, Franz Joseph I, Golden Jubilee, 1898, a silver medal by A. Scharff, bust of Franz Joseph on pedestal, female figures to left and right ho...

AUSTRIA, Franz Joseph I, Golden Jubilee, 1898, a bronze medal by A. Scharff, similar, 59mm (BDM V, 373). Extremely fine £100-£120

AUSTRIA, Franz Joseph I, a uniface gilt-bronze medal by F. Stiasny, uniformed bust right wearing fur-lined robe, 89mm. About extremely fine, rare ...

AUSTRIA, 75th Birthday of Franz Joseph I, 1905, a uniface silver plaquette by T. Szirmai, bare head of Franz Joseph left within circular medallion...

AUSTRIA, Marriage of Archduke Karl and Zita of Bourbon-Parma, 1911, an iron medal by R. Marschall, 80mm (BDM VIII, 31); Siege of Przemysl, 1915, a...

AUSTRIA, Franz Joseph I, 1914, a bronze medal by R. Neuberger & A. Hartig, 50mm; Franz Joseph I, 1914, a uniface bronze plaquette by F. Stiasny, 6...

AUSTRIA, Archduke Karl, 1916, a uniface bronze plaquette by H. Kautsch, 68 x 59mm; an iron medal by R. Bachmann, undated, 50mm; Archduchess Marie ...

AUSTRIA, Karl I, 1917, a cast bronze medal by E. Esseo, bare head right, rev. eagle standing right, two crowns above, 85mm. Very fine, rare £200-£...

BELGIUM, Death of Leopold I, 1865, a bronze medal by J. Wurden, 50mm; International Exposition, Brussels, 1897, a bronze medal by J. Lagae for Wol...

BELGIUM, Naval Raid on Zeebrugge, 1918 [struck 1927], a light bronze plaque by P. de Soete for Fisch, helmeted female figure, rev. inscription, 81...

BELGIUM, Queen Elisabeth, 1949, a cast bronze medal by H. Dropsy, 120mm (Dropsy Exh. Cat. 1964, –); SPAIN, La Toreador, c. 1920, a cast bronze maq...

CHILE, Centenary of Independence, 1910, a silver medal by G. Cordova, portraits within cartouche, angel above, rev. fleet, 64mm, 157.50g; together...

"Medals are important to the average person. They are not important to me. When I remember my achievements, I remember the work and training not ...

FRANCE, Birth of the Dauphin, 1638, a restrike bronze medal by M. Molart [struck after 1880], 72mm (CGMP 1, p.137); Capture of Gerona, 1694, a cop...

FRANCE, a set of eight uniface lead or pewter clichés by B. Andrieu, comprising: Storming of the Bastille, 1789, 80mm; Arrival of Louis XVI in Par...

FRANCE, General Lafayette, 1791, a bronze medal by R. Dumarest, 35mm; Acceptance of the Constitution, 1791, a bronze medal, unsigned, 35mm; Execut...

FRANCE, Battle of Eylau, 1807, a copper medal by N.G.A. Brenet, laureate head of Napoleon right, rev. Napoleon as Diomedes, seated right on pile o...

FRANCE, Napoleon I, a uniface copper-plated lead medal by B. Andrieu, laureate bust left, 145mm; Napoleon and Marie Louise, a uniface copper-plate...

FRANCE, Birth of the King of Rome, 1811, a copper medal by B. Andrieu, 40mm (Bramsen 1091); another, similar, 32mm (Bramsen 1091 var.); Visit of F...

FRANCE, Louis XVIII, a silver medalet by R. Gayrard (?), undated, 13mm; Louis XVIII, a silver medalet by E. Dubois, undated, 18mm; Duc de Berry, a...

FRANCE, Death of Louis XVIII, 1824, a copper medal by F. Caunois, 37mm; Francis II, 1836, a copper medal by A. Caqué, 51mm (BDM I, 342-3); Marriag...

FRANCE, Marquis de Lafayette, 1830, a bronze-gilt medal by F. Caunois, uniformed bust right, rev. inscription in seven lines, 52mm (Olivier 51). N...

FRANCE, Visit of Prince Carl Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar to the Paris Mint, 1842, a bronze medal by J.-J. Barre, head of Louis Philippe left wearing o...

FRANCE, Compte de Chambord, c. 1870, a cast bronze medal, uncertain signature, bust three-quarters right, set in a crowned collar, 290 x 178mm. Ve...

FRANCE, International Exposition, Paris, 1878, a silver medal by J.C. Chaplain, laureate head of Marianne left, rev. winged Fame holding wreath an...

FRANCE, Homme barbu, c. 1890, a cast bronze maquette signed Ringel [? J. Ringel d’Illzach], bust right, 190mm. Light graze behind head, otherwise ...

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

FRANCE, Exposition Universelle Internationale, Paris, 1900, a light bronze award medal by J.-C. Chaplain, named (B. Peacock), 64mm (PBE 82; Baxter...

FRANCE, La Mailleraye Regatta, 1902, a gilt-silver medal by A. Desaide, sailor and oarsman standing facing, rev. wreath, unnamed, 59mm, 91.31g. Go...

FRANCE, Gallia, c. 1905, a silver plaquette by C.P. Pillet, bust of Gallia right with braided hair and wearing winged helmet, rev. wreath, unnamed...

FRANCE, La France á Verdun - ‘Le Poilu’, c. 1917, a light bronze plaquette by G.-H. Prud’homme, naked soldier standing facing, head left, holding ...

FRANCE, Tennis, c. 1920, a bronze award plaque by E. Télier, engraved (A.S.M.R. 1957, Mme Goyet), 72 x 65mm; Education d’Hercule, c. 1930, an Art ...

FRANCE, L’Intransigeant, 1925, an Art Deco bronze award medal by G. Contaux after Cassandre, futuristic head right with mouth open wide, rev. wrea...

FRANCE, L’Empereur, c. 1925, a cast bronze maquette by G. Contaux, laureate bust right, arch of the Colosseum behind, 179mm. Extremely fine and at...

FRANCE, Tour de Corse Rallye, 1986, a gilt and enamel plaque signed D.M. for the Monnaie de Paris, 70mm; HUNGARY, Magyar Honvedseg Szarazfoldi Vez...

FRANCE, assorted medalets (11), all base metal [11]. Varied state £60-£80 --- Provenance: G. Scott Collection

FRANCE, Lorraine, copper medals (5) by F. de Saint-Urbain: Theobald II, Frederick II, Charles III, Francis II, Johann Wilhelm (BDM V, 310-2, nos. ...

GERMANY, Siege of Prague, 1757, a pinchbeck medal, unsigned, half-length bust of Frederick the Great right, rev. Victory kicks Bohemia, knocking o...

GERMANY, Death of Friedrich von Schiller, 1805, a white metal medal by Allen & Moore, bust three-quarters right, rev. bell within wreath, 51mm (BD...

GERMANY, Erection of a Statue of Johannes Gutenberg in Mainz, 1837 a copper medal by F. Neuss, 40mm; Opening of the Hamburg Stock Exchange, 1841, ...

GERMANY, 80th Birthday of Otto von Bismarck, 1895, a silver medal by Oertel, 38mm; Wedding Anniversary of Wilhelm II and Augusta Victoria, a silve...

GERMANY, Gustav Ernest’s Conservatoire of Music, a silver medal by Lauer, bust of Beethoven right, rev. wreath, named (Olive Selfe, 1904), 65mm, 1...

GERMANY, Treaty of September 1914, a cast bronze medal by K. Goetz, bear, bulldog, and cockerel, rev. bear, bulldog and cockerel attacking each ot...

GERMANY, Campaign of Lies, 1914, an oval cast bronze medal by K. Goetz, heads of Delcassé, Grey, Iswolsky, and Salandra, rev. emaciated figure in ...

GERMANY, Field Marshal von Bülow, 1914, a cast bronze medal by G. Morin, uniformed bust facing three-quarters right, rev. eagle attacking lion, st...

GERMANY, Wilhelm II, 1914, a uniface bronze plaquette by F. Stiasny, 65 x 55mm; AUSTRIA, Karl I, 1916, a bronze medal by H. Kautsch, 65mm [2]. Goo...

GERMANY, SMS Möwe, [c. 1915], a satirical cast iron medal by P. Leibküchler, undated, seagull flying right holding fish in mouth, seals to left an...

GERMANY, Four Allies, 1916, a uniface cast bronze medal by A. Weinberger, four infantrymen advancing right, holding rifles with bayonets, 101mm (B...

GERMANY, Entente, 1917, a cast iron medal by H. Harders for Ball, allegorical representation of the Allies looking to right, rev. seated figure on...

GERMANY, 25th Anniversary of Breeding German Thoroughbreds, 1930, a gilt bronze medal by W. Fritsch, rider on horseback left, rev. inscription, 54...

GREECE, Foundation of Athens University, 1839, a copper medal by K. Lange, bust of Otto I left, rev. façade of building, 45mm (Wurzbach 7024). Ext...

HAITI, Exposition Nationale d’Haiti, 1881, a nickel award medal, unsigned, 46mm (cf. Roehrs 1545); La Citadelle, 1981, a bronze medal after J. Par...

HUNGARY, Coronation of Franz Joseph I, 1867, a bronze medal, unsigned, 39mm; 25th Anniversary of the Execution of the Martyrs of Arad, 1874, a sil...