Great Britain. 1991 Medallion commemorating the sinking of HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse on 10.12.1941, in 1991 on the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the ships the medal was presented to each of the survivors who spent the rest of the war as prisoners of war in Japan after the sinking, pewter 70 mm, weight 123,8 g., Condition UNC, box

Obverse: coats of arms of HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse with date of sinking and place Kuantan, Malaysia.
Reverse: the date of the 50th anniversary, December 10, 1991, and the inscription: "Let us dedicate ourselves to the cause for which our SHIPMATES fought and died." On either side of this inscription are two anchors, and the whole is surrounded by a laurel wreath

Silesia. Medal 1819, Johann Steinbeck, Upper Silesian miners and metallurgists, by Loos, Müseler 49.1.18, Vogels.1187, Bronze 63 mm, weight 107,8 g., Condition VF, corrosion

Belgium, St Niklaas. Plaquette 1946, dedicated to Mr. De Malsche Jan-Frans by the City Council of Sint Niklaas to commemorate his first election as a councilman on June 14, 1921, Bronze 77 x 62 mm, weight 151,60 g., signed on the edge J. FONSON, Condition UNC

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.

Belgium. La Victoire Prize Plaquette 1949, by Pierre Theunis (1883-1950), 1954 Prize for Poems awarded to Hubert van Herreweghen by Catholic Writers (Scriptores Catholici - Hubert van Herreweghen - prijs 1954 - “Gedichten”, Silver plated Bronze 69 x 104 mm, weight 252,08 g., Condition aUNC , original box by Medailles d'Art J. Fonson, very impressive plaquette

Vatican / Papal State. Silver miniature medal with John Paul II, Silver 14 mm, weight 1,79 g. .800, Condition UNC

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.

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

Thailand, Rama IX (1946-2016). Medal, RS 166 / 1947 AD, 30th anniversary of the introduction of compulsory education under Rama VI, Brass 47 mm, weight 38,49 g., Condition XF, patina, rare

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 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

France, Burgundy. Commemorative medal of the Agricultural Society of the Canton of Seurre, circa 1910, Societe Agricole Syndicale du Canton de Seurre Côte-d'Or, signed L. Patriarche, gilt bronze 40 mm, weight 30,50 g., Condition aUNC

Vatican City. Paul VI, 1963 medal, (Concilium Oecumenicum Vaticanum II) minted to commemorate the Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican, signed Giampaoli / Pagani, gilt bronze 60 mm, weight 78,95 g., Condition UNC, mint specimen

Belgium, Rupelmonde. Medal 1870 commemorating the construction of a monument to Gerardus Mercator (1512-1594) Flemish cartographer by the Circle of Antiquities in Waas, by C. Wiener, tin? / white metal, thickly gilded 50 mm, weight 36,1 g., Condition XF,  edge damage, traces of metal checking on the edge, glossy specimen

Germany, Meissen. Porcelain medal "Tönendes Erz , Liebe beschert's" ("Sounding the ore, love bestows it"), 10 Mark 1921, porcelain 40 mm, weight 14,76 g., Condition XF+