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...

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 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, 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 ...

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...

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

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, 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, 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, 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 ...

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

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...

HUNGARY, Franz Joseph I, 1915, a bronze medal by R. Neuberger, set in an enamelled border, 65mm; Coronation of Charles IV, 1916, a bronze medal by...

HUNGARY, Coronation of Charles IV, 1916, an iron medal by A. Weinberger, 65mm; an oval gilt-bronze medal, unsigned, 60 x 41mm; Award of Merit, 192...

HUNGARY, Coronation of Charles IV, 1916, a cast bronze medal by E. Esseo, crowned bust right, rev. emperor on horseback left, 69mm. Very fine, rar...

HUNGARY, Miklos Horthy, 1921, a cast bronze medal by E. Esseo, bust left, rev. nude male figure driving biga right, 83mm (BDM VIII, 366). Very fin...

ITALY, Francesco Quirini, a cast bronze medal by Cavino, draped bust right, rev. Romulus and Remus suckled by the wolf, 37mm (Attwood 283; Pollard...

ITALY, Marcantonio Passeri, a cast bronze medal by Cavino, bust right, rev. a figure formed of a male and female fused together, 38mm (Attwood 289...

ITALY, Cosimo de Medici, a cast bronze medal by Pietro Paolo Galeotti, armoured bust right, rev. helmeted soldier presenting a standard to another...

ITALY, St Francis, a cast bronze medal by G. Travani, half-length figure left, holding cross, rev. Virgin Mary standing within mandorla, 58 x 38mm...

PAPAL STATES, Clement XI, 1704, a cast bronze medal by G. Hamerani, bust right, rev. view of the Roman Granaries, 50mm (Lincoln 1619; BDM II, 402)...

PAPAL STATES, Defence of the Rights of the Church, 1869, a gilt-bronze medal by F. Speranza, bust of Pius IX in robes right, rev. boat sailing to ...

POLAND / FRANCE, Massacre in Galicia, 1846, a cast bronze medal by D. d’Angers, head left wearing Liberty cap, rev. gallows, 40mm. Very fine £80-£...

SPAIN, Army of the North, 1878, a bronze medal by P. Vidal for Castells, Alfonso XII on horseback left, rev. crowned monogram within wreath, 70mm ...

USA, Thomas Jefferson, 1966, a bronze medal by R.J. Menconi for the Society of Medallists, 73mm; GERMANY, Lüneburg, a modern bronze replica of the...