France. Medal 1853 commemorating the wedding of Napoleon III and Eugénie, Bronze 35 mm, weight 17,30 g., Condition XF, Mint Maison Robineau Sorin Frères, Paris, France (1851-1905)

France, Republic. Set of medals 4 pieces, various metals

Italy (Parma) / France, Napoleon I Bonaparte. Bronze medal Maria Luisa of Austria Duchess of Parma, 1815, by Donaldi, Obverse: Bust facing right, no legend, Reverse: Legend in seven lines: MARIA LUIGIA / PRINC. IMP. ARCID. / D'AUSTRIA / PER LE GR. DI DIO DUCH. / DI PARMA PIAC. / E GUAST. / 1815; in small lettering near the rim, DONALD'I F., Bramsen 1695, Julius 3435, Bronze 40 mm, weight 29,05 g., Condition aUNC, beautiful brown patina with luster, exquisitely preserved piece, original minting. Extremely rare type of medal, virtually unheard of on the collector's market. Few listed copies mostly are later castings.

Great Britain. Tower of London medal, 1980, Royal Mint, solid nickel silver 44 mm (a range of alloys of copper, nickel, and zinc which are silvery in appearance but contain no silver), weight 33,53 g., Condition Proof, original box and certificate

France, Napoleon I Bonaparte. Bronze medal commemorating the seizure of Hamburg, 1806, Denon, Bramsen 549, Bronze 40 mm, weight 39,57 g., Condition aUNC, beautiful brown patina with luster.

In 1806 the city was captured by Napoleonic troops. In 1811 Hamburg was formally incorporated into France and designated as the capital of the Bouches-de-l'Elbe department. These events, on the one hand, contributed to the democratic transformation, on the other hand, temporarily impeded the development of the city. became a free city. On May 29, 1814, Hamburg was liberated from the French occupation, which had lasted since 1806, and once again became a free city. A day later, on May 30, the Peace of Paris was concluded between France and the countries of the Sixth Anti-French Coalition. France's borders were restored to their 1792 state (source: wikipedia).

France. Napoleon I Bonaparte, Br medal commemorating the conquest of Illyria, 1809, by Bertrand Andrieu and Alexis J. Depaulis, Bramsen 879, Bronze 40 mm, weight 42,80 g., Condition aUNC, beautiful lustrous brown patina, small edge nick

A beautiful commemorative medal from the Napoleonic wars, a real gem in the collection of any enthusiast of the Emperor of the French.

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.

Germany, Meissen. Porcelain medal "Tönendes Erz , Liebe beschert's" ("Sounding the ore, love bestows it"), 10 Mark 1921, porcelain 40 mm, weight 9,62 g., Condition aUNC

France. Medal 1842 on the occasion of the death of Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans, Bronze 38 mm, weight 18,0 g., Condition aUNC, patina

Australia. Commemorative medal 2012, XXX Olympic Games, London 2012 - aquatics-swimming, Bronze 40 mm, weight 27 g., condition Prooflike

France / Poland, Henry III Valois and Louise de Lorraine. Silver medal without date (ca. 1579), by Germain Pillon, Silver 43 mm, weight 37.28 g., Condition XF, dark patina, later strike 19th cen.?, semicircular - unmachined edge indicates that it may be 18th century

Obv: Bust of the king to the right,  HENRICVS•III•D•G•FRANCORVM•ET•POL•REX / Rev: Bust to left of queen, •LODOICA•LOTARAENA•REGINA•FRANC

Vatican City. The magnificent Medal Benedict XVI, 2005 - Proof, Cu-Ni plated with gold 70 mm, weight 110,47 g., Condition Proof

Belgium, Leopold III (1934-1951), Lokeren. Medal 1934 on the occasion of the Annual Fair, by J. Witterwulche, Silver plated Bronze 50 mm, weight 57,5 g., Condition aVF, cleaned, minor scratches

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.

Great Britain. H.M. Tower of London medal, 1078 - 1978, Royal Mint, Bronze 44 mm, weight 36,56 g., Condition UNC, original box and certificate, beautiful patina