Medals auctions
Sweden Galvano Medal (c.1630) - Gustav II Adolf and Queen Maria Eleonora27.17g. 40mm. Sold as is, no returns. Brockmann 161; Hildebrand I, p. 230, 287 d. Obv.: Armored bust of King Gustav II Adolf facing right, wearing laurel wreath, lace collar, and draped cloak. Rev.: Bust of Queen Maria Eleonora facing left, with high lace collar. Issued during the reign of Gustavus Adolphus, this medal...
France or Sweden Silver Medal - "Jacob Wrestling with the Angel", after Rembrandt67.12g. 51mm. PROOF. Hallmark on the edge: FM 925; three crowns; S. Obv.: Scene depicting Jacob wrestling with the angel, after the famous painting by Rembrandt. Rev.: Inscription within ornamental border. Below, signature and dating of the original artwork: Rembrandt f. C.1660-61.
Great Britain (Middlesex) Halfpenny Token ND (1790s) - Thomas Spence (1750-1814), radical publicist, bookseller.12.67g. 29mm. UNC/UNC. Charming lustrous exemplar with nice natural toning. Anti-French political Token: ENGLISH SLAVERY / FRENCH LIBERTY. Dalton & Hamer 760. The design of this token was copied from an anti-revolution cartoon by James Gillray, published in 1792.
Poland (Baranowicze) 1 Złoty Token ND (1928) - Cooperative of the 26th Lancer Regiment (26 Pułk Ułanów)1.77g. VF/VF. Aluminium. Bartoszewicki 119.5a.
Great Britain (Middlesex) Halfpenny Token ND (1790s) - Thomas Spence (1750-1814), radical publicist, bookseller.10.04g. 30mm. UNC/UNC. Magnificent specimen with vibrant mint red and elegant toning. ‘The End of Oppression’: two men dancing around a large bonfire / ‘After the Revolution’: men are eating and dancing under the ‘Tree of Liberty’. Dalton & Hamer 824.
Great Britain (Middlesex) Halfpenny Token ND (1790s) - William Lutwyche (1754-c.1801), engraver.
1 EUR
Great Britain (Middlesex) Halfpenny Token ND (1790s) - William Lutwyche (1754-c.1801), engraver.9.91g. 27mm. UNC/UNC. Nice mint state exemplar with traces of original mint red and attractive bold toning. Kneeling slave / Two hands shaking. Dalton & Hamer 1038. This token was issued to support public efforts to abolish slavery.
Great Britain (Warwickshire, Coventry) Halfpenny Token 1792 - Robert Reynolds & Co.11.24g. 31mm. AU/AU. Lady Godiva riding a horse / Castle turret on back of elephant. Dalton & Hamer 231.
Great Britain (Middlesex) Halfpenny Token 1794/1795 - Thomas Spence (1750-1814), radical publicist, bookseller.10.52g. 28mm. UNC/UNC. A beautiful, lustrous example featuring bold and refined toning. Bust of Thomas Spence to left, date 1794 (4 reversed) / The French rooster crowing while sitting over a British lion; date 1795. Dalton & Hamer 685.
Great Britain (Middlesex) Halfpenny Token 1796 - John Skidmore, manufacturer.11.64g. 30mm. UNC/UNC. Charming, lustrous specimen with elegant toning. London Corresponding Society. Allegorical scene; “LIBERTY AND NOT SLAVERY” / Monogram LCS and legend. Dalton & Hamer 290.
PolandThe Third Republic of Poland (since 1989) Front side of the 20 zloty banknote tombac, 71.3 x 35.8 mm, 40.11 g
Great Britain (Middlesex) Halfpenny Token ND (1790s) - Thomas Spence (1750-1814), radical publicist, bookseller.8.19g. 29mm. AU/UNC. Pig trampling on the emblems of royalty, parliament, and the church / THOS. SPENCE | Sir THOS. MORE | THOS. PAINE | * NOTED ADVOCATES FOR THE RIGHTS OF MAN. Dalton & Hamer 842.
United States of America (USA) enlarged version of the $20 1933 Double Eagle coin, with the inscription COPY on the reverse side gold-plated copper, 100.1 mm, 322.05 g, mirror stamps, medal in plastic cap
PolandThe Third Republic of Poland (since 1989) Front side of the 50 zloty banknote tombac, 71.3 x 35.9 mm, 39.88 g
PolandPeople's Republic of Poland (1952-1989) - Mint of Warsaw Av: Bust of the Pope to the left, JAN PAUL II at the top, Rw: Papal coat of arms sterling silver, 39.5 mm, 37.47 g, punch on rim, patina
Beautiful automobile plaque made by Chylinski factory from Warsaw. Item very rare in the trade. Preservation condition of the item very good. Silver-plated(?) brass, enamel, diameter 8.5 cm.
Frederick I, House of HabsburgSilver token 1619. Coronation of Bohemian king in Prague. Prague.Friedrich von der Pfalz, RDRSilberjeton 1619. Krönung zum böhmischen König in Prag. Prag.Fridrich Falcký, Období vlády HabsburkůStříbrný žeton 1619. Korunovace na českého krále v Praze. Praha.Hans Konrad Greuter, Novák V-A-7b, Montenuovo -, Donebauer 20437,07g – EF, remained mint lus...
Rarer medal in the trade. Smoothing background, numerous damages. Obverse: busts of the imperial couple to the right, legend in the rim:WILHELM D.K.KONIG V.PREUSSEN-AUGUSTE VICTORIA D.K.K.V.PR.; Reverse: ZUM EHEJUBILAUM/SEID FROHLICH/IN HOFFNUNG/GEDULDIG IN TRUBSAL/HALTET AN/AM GEBET/ROMER C.12 V.12; Silver, diameter 45.1 mm, weight 50.8 g.
German States, Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg. Copper Token (Rechenpfennig) ND (ca. 1622) - Johann Georg I (1615-1656)2.43g. 23mm. AU/UNC. Gorgeous milk chocolate-colored piece with traces of original mint red. Beast on pedestal / Rosebush lit by radiant sun. On pedestal signatur ·HvL·F· - Herbart von Lünen. Neumann 35649.
Great Britain (Middlesex) Halfpenny Token ND (1790s) - Thomas Spence (1750-1814), radical publicist, bookseller.10.17g. 29mm. UNC/UNC.Anti-French political Token: ENGLISH SLAVERY / FRENCH LIBERTY.Dalton & Hamer 760.The design of this token was copied from an anti-revolution cartoon by James Gillray, published in 1792.
Germany (Augsburg) Silver Medal 1690 - Friendship & Love - NGC XF DETAILSCleaned. Some mint luster. Obv.: David, dressed in a Baroque military uniform and wielding a shield marked "DAVID," stands to the left, gripping the left hand of Jonathan. Jonathan, also adorned in a Baroque military attire, stands to the right, his gesture directed towards the sky. A shield bearing the inscription "IONA...
Italy Bronze (Gilded) Medal 1894 - In commemorating the first Stamp Fair in Milano65.63g. 51mm. AU/AU. Medaliers: Annoni and Grazioli. Obv.: Portrait medallion of King Victor Emmanuel I as protector, flanked by medallions of H. V. Stephan (Bern) on the left and R. Hill (London). Rev.: Names of the numismatic society under President Gnecchi.
Token issued on the occasion of the coronation of Elisabeth of Bavaria as Queen of Hungary in Buda. Beautifully preserved details, background rubbing, luster. Obverse: bust of the empress to the left, legend in the rim:ELISABETHA-AVSTRIAE-IMPERATRIX, below the bust the mark of the Vienna mint; Reverse: Hungarian crown, above it the motto FAVSTO-SIDERE-LAETA, below the crown the legend:CORONATA...
The presented set - the Medal of the Righteous Among the Nations (Hebrew. חֲסִיד אֻמּוֹת הָעוֹלָם, Chasid Umot ha-Olam) - Israel's highest civilian honor bestowed on non-Jews, awarded by the Yad Vashem Institute for the Remembrance of Holocaust Martyrs and Heroes, in Jerusalem. Biography of those honored: Korneliuk, Ivan Korneliuk, Anna Korneliuk, Georgyi Radayeva (Korneli...
Germany, Saxony, Friedrich August II, 2/3 thaler 1747 - wedding of Friedrich Christian and Antoniae Bavaria
2 R3
366 EUR
A distinctive commemorative coin. Very nicely preserved. Patina. Gloss. Minted to commemorate the wedding of Louis and August III's daughter Maria Josepha. Obverse: two cartouches on an altar, above them:AMOR MUTUUS; Reverse: legend in 7 lines:LUDOVICI/DELPHINI/ET/MARIAE IOSEPHAE/REG:POL:PRINC:/CONNUBIUM/DRESDAE/MDCCXLVII-;
A beautiful, magnificent Mint medallion with the image of Marsh. Pilsudski. The most magnificent version, so called monumental with the original collar added. On the back there is a preserved inscription: CONTRIBUTED BY THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE SUPPORT OF POLISH EXPERIENCE IN WARSAW; Very rare item in the trade, mostly found without the collar. In this version pictured on a 1930 patriotic postc...
Poland, medal to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the death of Józef Poniatowski, 1913
II
21 EUR
Poland Half-figure of Józef Poniatowski, around BÓG MI POWIERZYŁ - HONOR OF POLACES - GOD GIVES IT BACK, on the reverse side two crossed branches, above them 19. X. / 1813-1913 silver, 18.7 x 33.1 mm, 7.09 g
Poland, medal minted for the 900th Anniversary of the Coronation of Bolesław Chrobry, 1924, Warsaw
I-
18 EUR
PolandSecond Polish Republic (1918-1939) Av: Bust to the right, on the cut off arm signature J. Wysocki, BOLESŁAW CHROBRY KING OF POLAND; Rw: Polonia standing against a panorama of Gniezno, in the field two shields of arms, below a Piast Eagle and dates 1024 - 1924, W 900-ROCZNICĘ KORONACJI W GNIEŹNIE, designed by Jan Wysocki bronze, 37.1 mm, 24.17 g, slight bump at edge
Beautifully preserved medal with patina on both sides. Slight freshness. Silver A mark in a circle on the wound. Medal by Cyprian Godębski and Henri'egp Nocqu. Silver, diameter 63.4 mm, weight 84.4 g.
Germany, medal minted on the occasion of Paul von Hindenburg's 80th birthday, 1927 D, Munich
III+
18 EUR
GermanyWeimar Republic (1918-1933) on the edge of BAYER. HAUPTMÜNZAMT SILBER 900 F, medal designed by Karl Goetz silver, 36.2 mm, 24.73 g, cleaned
A beautifully preserved plaque, stored secondarily in a Reising box. The 11th week of the Air and Gas Defense League was held in 1934. Preservation condition of the object very good -. Gilded brass, dimensions 46x75 mm, weight 88 g.
Great Britain (Middlesex) Halfpenny Token 1794 - William Mainwaring, button maker.10.45g. 30mm. AU/UNC. Anti-French political Token. Satirical ‘Map of France’ / “MAY GREAT BRITAIN EVER REMAIN THE REVERSE” in rays and a wreath. Dalton & Hamer 1017.
Russia (USSR) Bronze (Tombac) Medal 1991 ЛМД (L) - 150 years of the piano factory "Red October". J. BeckerUNC. Diameter 65mm. 142.61g. Medalier: A.F. Shamaev. Mintage 3000 pcs. Shkurko, Salykov 2034.
A commemorative plaque from the race. The 1931 Baltic Cup race was reported by Pomeranian Day as follows: "On the occasion of the opening of the beautiful coastal highway, connecting Wielka Wieś - Hallerowo with Jastrzębia Góra, the Pomeranian Automobile Club, having its headquarters in Bydgoszcz, organized, under the patronage of the Minister of Public Works, a GREAT CAR RACE in which abou...
The presented set - the Medal of the Righteous Among the Nations (Hebrew. חֲסִיד אֻמּוֹת הָעוֹלָם, Chasid Umot ha-Olam) - Israel's highest civilian award given to non-Jews, awarded by the Yad Vashem Institute for the Remembrance of Holocaust Martyrs and Heroes, in Jerusalem. The medal presented honored Hedwig and Zbigniew Stein. Biography of those honored: Zbigniew and Jad...
Estonia silver medal - 100th Anniversary of Gustav Ernesaks’ Birth (1908-1993)19.17g. 36mm. UNC/UNC. Silver 925. Fantasy issue. Rare.
Estonia silver medal 2006 - 100 aastat Kutselist teatrit - Wanemuine20.60g. 36mm. UNC/UNC. Silver 925. Fantasy issue. Rare.
Austria, Medal of the 200th Anniversary of the Viennese Festivals of the Academy of Fine Arts 1892
1-/1
49 EUR
Beautifully preserved commemorative medal of the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. Superbly preserved details with only minor freshness. A rare item in the trade, especially in such beautiful condition. Obverse: in a crowned medallion busts of rulers; medallion resting on a console, supported by angels who also wrap a garland around it; on the console the coat of arms of the Empire, with columns...
Germany Av: Beer mug, GUT FÜR 1 CLAS BIER, Rw: VERKEHRS / BETRIEBE / OS zinc, 23.1 mm, 3.60 g
A very nice piece, well struck. Obverse: in a double linear border a cross with decorative arms ending in stylized lilies, in the outer border a legend:+HENRICVS III D G-FRANC-ET-POL-REX-1587; Reverse: crowned shield of coat of arms with lilies of the Bourbons, between Roman numeral II-II, in the rim legend:SIT-NOMEN-DOMINI-BENE DICTVM 9;
Poland, Medal to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the Union of Lublin 1869 - rarity NGC MS65 BN
NGC MS65 BN
366 EUR
An interesting and rare medal issued in 1869 on the occasion of the 300th anniversary of the Union of Lublin. An exquisite, specimen piece in NGC grading. Obverse: crowned three-field shield of arms with Eagle, Pogo and St. George, in the rim the legend:FREE WITH FREE - EQUAL WITH EQUAL Reverse: in the wreath the legend:THREE-HUNDREDTH/ANNIVERSARY/UNION/POLAND-LITHUANIA-RUSSIA/1569-11 AUGUST-1...
PRL, Medal 500th anniversary of the return of Gdansk to Poland 1954 - rare ( 50 copies).
1/1- 700
171 EUR
A very rare medal in the trade. Version in silver tombac issued in an edition of 50 copies. One of the designers of the medal was J. Goslawski, author, among others, of the design of the 5-zloty coin with a fisherman, whose image is on this (issued 4 years before the first 5-zloty) medal. Oxidized medal, minimal damage to the rim. Av: Three figures, lower 1454-1954, IN THE FIFTH CENTURY OF GDA...
A very rare, sporadically traded coronation medal of Augustus the Strong. Rubbing, trace of stamp crack on reverse. Two medals were created as part of this series, depicting Augustus as Hercules of Saxony. Medal by Georg Hautsch. Obverse: royal bust in armor, with mantle and wearing laurel wreath, to the right, on the underside of the armor sleeve the initials GH., in the rim the legend:AVGVST...
A nice, more interesting star convention plaque. Slight damage to the enamel. Preservation condition of the object very good -. Brass, enamel, diameter 7.3 cm.
A beautiful piece. A typologically interesting medal, rarely listed on the auction market. NGC graded medal. Obverse: Bust of the king in armor, cloak and crown to the right, at the bottom signature J. TAUTENHAYN, in the rim legend:IOANNES-III-REX-POLONIAE-MAGNVS-DVX-LITHVANIAE-RVSSIAE; Reverse: In laurel wreath inscription:OB-SOLVTAM-OBSIDIO/VINDOBONAM-FRACTVM/QVE-TVRCARVM-ROBVR /INVICTISSIMO...
Beautiful plaque made by the Bobkowicz factory from Lodz. Slight rubbing of silver plating. Preservation condition of the item very good -. Silver plated brass, enamel, dimensions 6.3 x 9 cm.
Wood, plaster, copper, board: 16.5 x 11.5 cm; crest: 12.5 x 10.5 cm
A very rare medal issued by Wincenty Wabia-Wabiński for the Committee for the Celebration of the Independence Day of the USA in Warsaw in 1921. The item was presented as a gift to the most deserving members of the American mission. The medal is virtually unheard of in the trade. Bronze, diameter 36.5 mm, weight 19.49 g.
PolandPeople's Republic of Poland (1952-1989) Av: Images of eight coins, inside GABINET / NUMIZMATIC / KING'S CASTLE / W / WARSAW, Rw: Images of eight coins, inside monogram of Stanislaw August, designed by Hanna Roszkiewicz tombak, 69.6 mm, 115.00 g, mintage 3,000 pieces
A nicely preserved piece. Varnished. Obverse: Insurgents; Reverse: SETNA ROCZNICA/POWSTANIA/NATION/1830-1930; Bronze, 55 mm diameter.
Poster made by Amrogowicz, commissioned by the Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts in Warsaw. Beautifully preserved piece. Cast iron, dimensions 38.5 x 27 cm.
Beautiful plaque made by Tyrara. Light rubbing of silver plating. Preservation condition of the object very good -. Silvered and gilded brass, enamel, dimensions 6.5 x 6.5 cm/.
15 let penzijního fondu České spořitelny 1994 - 2009. Znovuotevření městského divadla v Jablonci nad Nisou 1998
PROOF 2 ks
29 EUR
15 let penzijního fondu České spořitelny 1994 - 2009. Znovuotevření městského divadla v Jablonci nad Nisou 1998. Obě Ag 0.999 (a' 16 g) 35 mm, obě plexi pouzdro
PolandSecond Polish Republic (1918-1939) Av: State eagle in wreath, POMORSKA IZBA ROLNICZA, Rw: Grain sheaves on which sickle and plow, FOR Fruits / WORK / IN AGRICULTURE, designed by Stefan Koźbielewski silver plated brass, 45.2 mm, 36.59 g, edge filings
Karel Starší ze Žerotína - pražská defenestrace 26.5.1618. Ag 0.999 (14,95 g) 35 mm, etue
Russia Silver Small Medal 1896 – In memory of the coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna – Nicholas II (1894–1917)78.65g. 51mm. VF/XF. Medalier: Anton Vasyutinsky (on obverse, A ВАС—КIИ on the truncation of the Emperor’s neck). Diakov 1206.2. Ar - R2. Obv.: Conjoined left-facing portraits of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, enc...
Russia Bronze (Silvered) Medal 1858 – Consecration of St. Isaac’s Cathedral in St. Petersburg – Alexander II (1855–1881)99.72g. 65mm. AU/AU. Medaliers: A. Lyalin (on obverse, А • ЛЯЛИНЪ beneath the bust of Peter I); V. Alekseev (on reverse, В • АЛЕКСѢЕВЪ Р . above the exergue). Diakov 677.2. This size is extremely rare in bronze. The medal was silvered to enha...
Russia Bronze (Silvered) Medal 1912 – Unveiling of the Monument to Alexander III in Moscow – Nicholas II (1894–1917).203.72g. 78mm. AU/AU. Medalier: A. Griliches Jr. (on obverse and reverse, А • Г on the truncation and below). Diakov 1528.1. The medal was silvered to enhance its appearance — a common historical practice intended to improve visual qualities by applying a silver o...
A nicely preserved piece of the rarer commemorative medal in the trade. Edgewear on the rant, cuts. Obverse: head of Tsar Nicholas II to the left, in the rim legend:Б . М . НИКОЛАЙ II ИМПЕРАТОРЪ И САМОДЕРЖЕЦЪ ВСЕРОСС . 10го ОКТЯБРЯ 1902; Reverse: head of Tsar Alexander I in a laurel wreath, clockwise, in the rim legend:Б . М . АЛЕКСАНДР...
Austria, Holy Roman Empire, Free City of Besançon Copper Token ND - Ferdinand III (1637-1657)
150 EUR
Austria, Holy Roman Empire, Free City of Besançon Copper Token ND - Ferdinand III (1637-1657)4.26g. 32mm. UNC/UNC. Gorgeous milk chocolate-colored piece with traces of original mint red on the obverse. Besançon Co-Governors. Laureate and draped bust of Ferdinand III to right / Double-headed imperial eagle with city arms of Besançon, border of seven coat-of-arms separated by lilly's. Feua...
A beautifully preserved piece. The plaque is by the well-known medalist Kazimierz Chodziński. The present value belongs to a series of 7 badges issued by Chodziński with images of: brigadier Pilsudski, field marshal Durski, chief of staff Zagorski, bishop Bandurski, president Rutowski and colonels Haller and Zieliński. A rare item in the trade. Brass, dimensions 13 x 16.5 cm.
A very rare item in the trade. Made by Kinder of Bydgoszcz. Silvering abrasions, very well preserved enamel. Preservation condition of the item good. Silver plated brass, enamel, diameter 9 cm.
Všeobecná Čsl. výstava v Praze 1991 - štátna mincovna Kremnica. Ag (punc) 30 mm. Plexi etue. N. patina
Soubor medailí ze sady "největší osobnost českého národa". A. Dvořák, A.Jirásek, K. Čapek, O. Wichterle, B. Němcová
PROOF 5 ks
125 EUR
Soubor medailí ze sady "největší osobnost českého národa". A. Dvořák, A.Jirásek, K. Čapek, O. Wichterle, B. Němcová. Vše Ag 0.999 a' 29 g, 40 mm, vše plexi pouzdro
Soubor různých Ag medailí s motivy habsburských mincí. Vše Ag 0.999 a' 20 g, 40 mm, vše plexi pouzdro