Belgium, Antwerp. Le Lloyd Belge Maritime and Fire Insurance Medal, by F. Baetes, Bronze 37 mm, weight 21,80 g., Condition UNC, Beautiful glossy patina
Belgium, Leopold II (1865-1909). Bronze medal 1874-1876 commemorating the opening of the prison in Namur (Maison de Surete Cellulaire a Namur), by G. Jehotte, Bronze 61,00 mm, weight 83,32 g., Condition XF/XF+, nice brown patina with luster.
United Kingdom. University College, London - Malden Prize Medal, 1876, by N. Macphail, BHM 3035, Bronze, 70 mm, weight 148,98 g., Condition UNC, medal in original Macphail, Glasgow, plush lined case. Obverse: bust of classical scholar Henry Malden, professor of Greek at University College London from 1831 until his death in 1876. Reverse: legend around central wreath, without inscription.
Belgium, Leopold II (1865 - 1909), Liege. Medal 1877 commemorating the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Royal Conservatory of Music in Li?ge , by C. Jehotte F., Bronze 60 mm, weight 86,10 g., Condition XF, nice chocolate patina with luster
Vatican / Pope State. Medallion commemorating the 50th anniversary of the consecration of Pope Pius IX, 1877, Bronze 32,00 mm, weight 15,63 g., Condition aUNC, luster in the background, beautifully patinated mint specimen, prooflike.
France. Medal - Souvenir of the first national celebrations of the Exhibition, June 30, 1878 (Souvenir de la premiere fete nationale de l`Exposition, le 30 juin 1878), brass 28 mm, weight 8,80 g, Condition XF+, nice patina
The 1878 Universal Exposition was the first permitted national holiday since the defeat of Napoleon III in 1871 and the restoration of power by the Conservatives. Those celebrating the 1878 Universal Exposition were also announcing the arrival of the Third Republic, which was proclaimed in France a few months later. Chroniclers noted the enthusiasm of that day, Sunday, June 30, when the tricolor flag triumphed in the streets of Paris. According to the Goncourts, even the hearses carrying the dead to the cemetery were decorated with flags.
Switzerland, Geneva. Medal 1878 commemorating the 100th anniversary of the death of Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1878), a Geneva-based writer who wrote in French, philosopher, educator, music theorist, author of the treatise “Emile, or On Education” (1762), by Florian F., Bronze 42 mm, weight 39,40 g, Condition aUNC
Belgium, Hainaut, Leopold II (1865-1909). Medal 1880 commemorating the 50th anniversary of Independence, Hainaut Provincial Council, Feast of July 22, 1830-1880, by Hart, Bronze 50 mm, weight 51,90 g., Condition aUNC, beautiful patina
Belgium, Leopold II (1865-1909), Brussels. Medal 1880 commemorating the National Exhibition on the 50th anniversary of Independence, by Ch. Wiener, Bronze 50 mm, weight 51,1 g., Condition XF/XF+ nice patina, spots on obverse
Belgium, Leopold II (1865-1909). Medal 1880 commemorating the 50th anniversary of Belgium`s independence, Bronze 50 mm, weight 51,90 g., Condition aUNC, beautiful brown patina with luster
Belgium, Leopold II (1865-1909). Medal 1880 commemorating the 50th anniversary of National Independence, by Hart Brux, Bronze 45 mm, weight 32,20 g., Condition aUNC, beautiful shiny brown patina
France. Set of four medals National Exhibition (1) and Bastille Day (3):
- Medal Souvenir 1900, National Exhibition, Bronze 18 mm, weight 2,20 g., Condition aUNC - Medal 1880 commemorating 14.07.1789 Bastille Day - National Holiday, Bronze 12 mm, weight 0,70 g., Condition XF - Medal 1880 commemorating 14.07.1789 Bastille Day - National Holiday, Bronze 13 mm, weight 1,20 g., Condition VF - Souvenir medal 1883 commemorating 14.07.1789 Bastille Day - National Holiday, Bronze 18 mm, weight 1,60 g., Condition VF, missing ear piece
Francja. Medal 1931, Międzynarodowa Wystawa Kolonialna, Paryż, Oceania, aut. Mouroux, brąz 31 mm, waga 20,0 g., stan zachowania 2
Paryska Wystawa Kolonialna (lub "Exposition coloniale internationale”, Międzynarodowa Wystawa Kolonialna) była sześciomiesięczną wystawą kolonialną zorganizowaną w Paryżu we Francji w 1931 r., której celem było zaprezentowanie różnorodnych kultur i ogromnych zasobów francuskich posiadłości kolonialnych.
Belgium, Leopold II (1865-1909). Medal 1881 commemorating the marriage of Rudolf of Austria and Stephanie of Belgium, by Ed. Geerts, Bronze 32 mm, weight 16,50 g., Condition UNC
Sweden, Oscar II 1872-1907. Medal on the occasion of the Malmö Exhibition - Industry and Crafts, 1881, engraver: L. H. Ekvall, tin 50 mm, weight 63,41 g., Condition XF+/XF
Sweden. Medal commemorating the marriage of Gustaf V to Victoria of Baden 1881, bronzed Tin 44 mm, weight 41.17 g., Condition aXF, nice lustrous patina, dark spots, minor surface and edging impacts. On the obverse the inscription GUSTAF VICTORIA and busts of Gustaf and Victoria facing right, on the reverse their joined coats of arms, text in two lines and the date September 20, 1881.
France. Medal, Homage of the French Republic to Garibaldi (1807 - 1882), Defender of European Freedoms, 19th century, Bronze 22 mm, weight 4,70 g., Condition VF+, removed ear, similar specimen in collection Musée Carnavalet, Paris and Breton Departmental Museum
France. Set of three medals: la Fete Nationale, League of Patriots, coronation of bust of Mayor André
- Souvenir medal 1885 commemorating 14.07.1789 Bastille Day - National Holiday, Bronze 30 mm, weight 7,80 g., Condition F, missing ear piece - Medal 1882 commemorating the League of Patriots, Bronze 22 mm, weight 8,30 g., Condition F - Medal 1882, City of Lille, coronation of bust of Mayor André, bronze 30 mm, weight 7,40 g., Condition F, missing ear piece
Belgium, Saint Gilles (Brussels), Leopold II (1865-1909). Medal 1884 commemorating the 3rd Regional Gymnastics Festival, June 22, 1884, designed by Eduard Hoppe (1837-1890), Bronze 45 mm, weight 33,1 g, Condition aUNC
Belgium, Leopold II (1865-1909). Bronze medal 1878-1885 commemorating the opening of the prison in St. Gilles (Maison de Surete Cellulaire a St. Gilles), by Jacques Wiener, Hoy. unlisted, Bronze 61,00 mm, weight 90,39 g., Condition XF, brown patina with luster, rare
Portugal. Br medal 1885, Lisbon Geographic Society, dedicated to the explorers Capello and Ivens, Bronze 50 mm, weight 70,14 g., Condition XF+, nice brown patina with luster.