Belgium, Leopold I (1831-1865). Medal 1851 commemorating Minister of Finance Hubert Frere-Orban (1812- 1896), by Adolphe Christian Jouvenel, title on the obverse: FRERE - ORBAN, MINISTRE DES FINANCES, inscription on the reverse: ÉTABLISSEMENT / DE L` ÉQUILIBRE DANS LES FINANCES / DE L` ÉTAT. / LOI SUR LES TRAVAUX PUBLICS. / CRÉATION / DE LA BANQUE NATIONALE. / ORGANIZATION / DU SERVICE DU CAISSIER DE L` ETAT. / INSTITUTION / DE LA CAISSE GÉNÉRALE / DE RETRAITE. / CRÉDIT FONCIER. /, Bronze 50 mm, weight 53,40 g., Condition XF+/XF, Beautiful glossy brown patina
Belgium, Leopold I (1831-1865). Medal 1851 commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the Restoration of Independence, by Veyrat F., Bronze 30 mm, weight 15,50 g., Condition aUNC, nice lustrous patina
Great Britain, London, Victoria (1837-1901). Commemorative medal 1851, Exhibition at the Crystal Palace on the occasion of the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, BHM# 2434, gilt Bronze 26 mm, weight 8,70 g., Condition VF+, cleaned
Belgium, Leopold I (1831-1865). Bronze medal 1850-1852 from the prison in Verviers (Palais de Justice et Maison d`Arret a Verviers), by J. Wiener, Bronze 50,00 mm, weight 48,05 g., Condition aUNC, beautiful brown patina with luster.
Belgium, Leopold I (1831-1865). Bronze medal 1852, dedicated to Pierre Theodor Verhaegen, President of the House of Representatives, Belgian politician, founder of the Free University of Brussels, by L. Wiener, Bronze 67,00 mm, weight 124,37 g., Condition aUNC, nice brown patina with luster.
Belgium, Leopold I (1831-1865). Medal 1852 commemorating the King handing over flags to the army from December 1851 to January 1852, by Veyrat F., Bronze 41 mm, weight 35,60 g., Condition aUNC, beautiful patina and luster in background
Belgium, Tournai / Doornik, Leopold I (1831-1865). Medal 1852 in honor of Augustin Dumon-Dumortier (1791-1852), Mayor of Tournai (1848-1852), by Wiener, Bronze 50 mm, weight 58,80 g, Condition XF+, damaged edge on obverse, nice patina
France, Paris. Medal 1852, City of Paris in favor of Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte (1808-1873) as Emperor, Bronze 35 mm, weight 16,70 g., Condition XF, nice brown patina with shine, damaged edge
Portugal, Ferdinand II (1837-1853). Medal 1852, Salt Trade Act of Minister A.M. de Fontes Pereira de Mello, by A.C. Jouvenel, O Archeologo Portugues 17 (1912) pp. 251-254, Bronze 51 mm, weight 54,3 g., Condition XF
Belgium, Leopold I (1831-1865). Bronze medal 1851-1853 from the prison in Charleroi (Maison d`Arret a Charleroi), by J. Wiener, Bronze 50,00 mm, weight 47,74 g., Condition aUNC, nice brown patina with luster.
Belgium, Leopold I (1831-1865). Medal 1853 commemorating the marriage of Leopold II Duke of Brabant to Maria Henriette Anne of Austria, Tin 45 mm, weight 44,10 g., Condition VF+
Belgium, Leopold I (1831-1865). Medal 1853, Leopold Duke of Brabant as a member of the Senate, by Dubois, Bronze 50 mm, weight 54,5 g., Condition XF, nice dark brown patina with shine
Belgium, Leopold I (1831-1865). Medal 1853, Leopold Duke of Brabant as a member of the Senate, by Dubois, Bronze 50 mm, weight 54,5 g., Condition XF, nice dark patina, beautiful mint gloss, minor surface and edge damage
Belgium, Leopold I of Belgium (1831-1865). Medal 1853 commemorating the Guarantee of Safety and Welfare of the House of Representatives to Marie Henrietta of May 30, 1853 preceding the marriage (22.08.1853) of Leopold II of Belgium Duke of Brabant to Marie Henrietta, Archduchess of Austria, Princess of Hungary (crowned Queen of the Belgians on December 10, 1865), by J. E. Dubois, Bronze 50 mm, weight 56,10 g., Condition aUNC, beautiful brown patina and mint gloss
France. Medal 1853 commemorating the wedding of Napoleon III and Eugénie, Bronze 35 mm, weight 17,30 g., Condition XF, Mint Maison Robineau Sorin Fr?res, Paris, France (1851-1905)
Italy. Venice. St. Mark`s Basilica medal, 1854 by Jacques Wiener.
Obv: On the obverse, the facade of the multi-domed Basilica of San Marco (1850-1876), above the entrance four horses, at the bottom in six lines the history of the basilica. Rev: Interior perspective toward the altar under the great dome. Signed J. Wiener Bruxelles. Van Hoydonck 65, Bronze 59,8 mm, weight 87.84 g., Condition XF, dark nice patina, small edge nicks
France / Great Britain. Medal 1855 commemorating the visit of Victoria and Albert to Paris, by Auguste-François Michaut (1786-1879), Gilt Brass 23 mm, weight 4,30 g., Condition UNC
Belgium, Leopold I (1831-1865). Bronze medal 1853-1856 from the Courtrai prison (Maison d`Arret a Courtrai), by J. Wiener, Bronze 50,00 mm, weight 55,83 g., Condition XF/XF+, stain on obverse, dark brown patina with luster.
Belgium, Leopold I (1831-1865). Medal 1856 commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the V.W. Society for the Propagation of the Arts, Bronze 33 mm, weight 13,50 g., Condition aUNC
France, Napoléon III (1852-1870). Medal 1856 commemorating the baptism of Prince Imperial Eugene Louis Jean Joseph, Brass 23 mm, weight 5,0 g., Condition aXF
Napoléon Eugene Louis Jean Joseph Bonaparte, Imperial Prince, known as Louis-Napoléon, born March 16, 1856 in Paris and died June 1, 1879 in Zulu country (South Africa), was the only son of Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, and his wife, Empress Eugenie. He is sometimes referred to as “Napoleon IV.”