France. Napoleon I Bonaparte, Br medal commemorating Napoleon's speech to the army on the Pont du Lech, 1805, by Bertrand Andrieu, minted at the Paris Mint, Bramsen 432, Bronze 40 mm, weight 38,90 g., Condition aUNC, beautiful lustrous brown patina.

A beautiful commemorative medal from the Napoleonic Wars immortalizing Napoleon's speech to the army on the Pont du Lech on October 12, 1805, a true gem in the collection of any enthusiast of the Emperor of the French. Significance Napoleon's speech to the army on the Pont du Lech, 1805 : "This medal records the act of the Emperor Napoleon, who having addressed his army at the passage of the river Lech, they all enthusiastically swore to conquer or die in the cause." Laskey p. 95

Belgium, Leopold II (1865-1909). Bronze medal 1866-1868 commemorating the opening of the Maison d'Arrêt Cellulaire in Louvain, by Jacques Wiener, Eidlitz 49/299;  van Hoydonck 225;  Reinecke 88; Bouhy 88; Ross M289; Weiss BW408, Bronze 59,00 mm, weight 93,27 g., Condition XF+, nice brown patina with lustre.

Belgium, West Flanders (Bruges). Medal 1907 commemorating the procession of the Holy Blood in Bruges, by Hondt, Bronze 47,00 mm, weight 35,18 g., Condition aXF, brown patina with luster.

Germany, Josefsburg in Berg, Laim, Munich. MICHAELS-PFENNIG, partially enameled silver pendant / medallion of the Archangel of Saint Michael, 18th century, Silver gilt and partially enameled 33 x 27 mm, weight 10,50 g., Condition VF, losses of enamel, traces of wear

Obverse: Saint Michael the Archangel with the cane of the cross in his hands, on his left shoulder a shield with a scale for measuring good deeds, standing on a dragon, wearing a stole crossed on his chest with the letters F and P visible at both ends.

Reverse: Centrally a cross with the letters F P F P at the ends, inscription in a circle: S MICHAEL ARC SIGNUM ARCHICONFRATERNI

France. Silver octagonal jeton, Olivier de Serres, Orleans Agricultural Exhibition, by H de Longueil, signed on the edge ARGENT, Silver 31 mm, weight 13,9 g., Condition aXF, patina, minor surface blemishes and scratches, scratched edge

Germany, Bavaria, Munich. Medal 1912 Max Olofs, Bavarian Fair in Munich (C. Poellath / Schrobenh), Berhart 276, Silver-plated Bronze 33 mm, weight 13,9 g., Condition UNC, gray patina

USA. Silver collectors medal, 5 Oz (5 Troy Ounces) Pure Silver, 155,5 g. .999, LIBERTY / Indian Head 1929, weight 155,5 g. .999, diam. 63 mm, Condition UNC, beautiful patina

France, Louis XIV The Sun King. Medal 1702 Battle of Cremona, Engraver Mauger Jean, obverse: head of Louis XIV in profile to the right, reverse: a French infantryman in antique dress threatens an overturned German cuirassier with a javelin. In the distance, the city of Cremona, in the form of a woman dressed in antique style, admirably contemplates the scene, catalog credentials: Divo/med.288 var. bust, silver plated Bronze 41 mm, weight 34,31 g., Condition aXF

Belgium. Medal 1916, Sante a l'Enfance - helping child victims of occupied Belgium, by Devreese, Godefroid, made by Fonson & Cie., silvered Bronze 54 mm, weight 56,67 g., Condition UNC, patina and luster

Obverse: Sante a l'Enfance 1916. young girl surrounded by a group of children, pours soup into a child's bowl, others look on.
Reverse: Landscape with windmills, a canoe on a river, jugs, a butter-making device and grazing animals.

Germany, Weimar Republic. Inflation medal 1923, by Eitz, Bronze 32 mm, weight 9,83 g., Condition aXF, patina

Obverse: in the foreground is a man comforting a crying woman (right) and holding a child (left)
In the background is a wall of blackberries
Reverse: below the legend is a boat sailing on water
Inscription:

AM 15.NOV. 1923 KOSTENE
1 PFUND BROT
80 MILLIARDEN
1 PUND FLEISCH
900 MILLIARDEN
1 GLAS BIER
52 MILLIARD.

Germany / Sweden. Prussia, Friedrich II 1740-1786. Checker block (Brettsteinen) no date (XVIII-XIX ce.), wood 54 mm, weight 18,5 g., Condition VF, scarce

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, Napoleon III 1852-1870. medal commemorating the gift of a cradle to the emperor's son by the city of Paris, 1856, Bronze 77 mm, weight 211,72 g., Condition aUNC, beautiful bronze patina with luster. A magnificent, very artistic and impressive medal.

Obv: In a field dotted with bees, the imperial cradle on a pedestal with the coat of arms of Paris, inscription in circle: LA VILLE DE PARIS OFFRE A L'EMPEREVR ET A L'IMPERATRICE LE BERCEAV DV PRINCE IMPERIAL

Rev: Imperial eagle supports a newborn sleeping on a pillow, watched over by the crowning Prosperity and Abundance; signatures J. CAVELIER SCULPTEUR - VAUTHIER GALLE GRAVEUR, inscription in circle: PACATVMQVE REGET PATRIIS VIRTVTIBVS ORBEM

France, Napoleon I Bonaparte. Bronze medal commemorating the annexation of Simplon, 1807, Andrieu, Bramsen 688, Bronze 40 mm, weight 38,32 g., Condition aUNC, beautiful brown patina with luster.

"By a decree of the 12th November, Napoleon united to the French Empire, the territory of the Valais, under the name of the department of Simplon, a name derived from one of the mountains of the Alps, situate on the side of Great St. Bernard, Mont Blanc is on the other: these three great mountain masses are all recorded by the medals of Napoleon.- (See Nos. 12 and 34.) The pretexts for this annexation were, that the Simplon, connecting France and Italy, had cost both treasuries eighteen millions of livres; that the Valais had not adhered to its engagements; and that it was necessary to put an end to the struggles for power among the population." Laskey p. 153-154 (source:...

France. Napoleon I Bonaparte, as first consul, Br medal commemorating the laying of the foundation stone of the Colonne Vendôme, 1800, by Benjamin Duvivier, minted at the Paris Mint, Bramsen 61, Bronze 42 mm, weight 37,75 g., Condition XF+, small edge nick, beautiful brown lustrous patina.

A beautiful commemorative medal, a true gem in the collection of any enthusiast of the Emperor of the French. Commemorating the laying iof the first stone of the national column by Lucien Bonaparte (Napoleon's brother) on 14 July 1800.