Belgium. Bronze medal 1851, commemorating Minister of Finance Hubert Frère-Orban, by Adolphe Christian Jouvenel, title on front: FRÈRE - 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 50,00 mm, weight 49,43 g., Condition aUNC, beautiful brown patina with luster.

Hubert Joseph Walthère Frère-Orban (Liège 1812 - Brussels 1896) was a legal scholar and liberal politician closely involved in the start-up of the young Belgian state. He served successively as minister of public works and minister of finance. In 1851, he was honoured with this medal of honour for his many achievements, listed on the reverse.

France, Napoleon I Bonaparte. Bronze medal commemorating the Battle of Wagram, 1809, by Andrieu & Galle, Denon, Obverse: Laureate head facing right; around, NAPOLEON EMP. ET ROI.; on neck truncation, ANDRIEU F., Reverse: Hercules draped with the lions skin aiming a blow of his club on a fallen warrior on whom he treads; the warrior holds a shield but it is at his side and offers no protection and is supplicating for mercy; Hercules left arm encircles the waist of Victory, her head is laureated, and in her right hand, which is over her head, she holds a laurel wreath, in her left hand she carries the palm branch of peace; in exergue, BATAILLE DE WAGRAM. / VI JUILLET MDCCCIX.; below in small lettering, DENON D. GALLE F., Bramsen 860, Julius 2108, Bronze 40 mm, weight 38,09 g., Condition aUNC, beautiful brown patina with luster. A medal that is sure to catch the attention of any...

France. Napoleon I Bonaparte, medal commemorating the placement of a memorial column over the Seine, 1800, Bramsen 64, Bronze 60 mm, weight 97,49 g., Condition aUNC, beautiful brown patina with luster.

France, Napoleon I Bonaparte. Bronze medal commemorating Napoleon's presence in Osterode, 1807, by Andrieu, Denon, Bramsen 631, Julius 1735, Zeitz 82, Bronze 40 mm, weight 38,43 g., Condition aUNC, nice brown patina with luster. A medal that is sure to catch the attention of any collector of Napoleonic medals.

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.

France, Napoleon I Bonaparte. Bronze medal commemorating the union of Venice with Italy, 1805/1806, Denon, Bramsen 460, Bronze 40 mm, weight 34,14 g., Condition aUNC, beautiful brown patina with luster.

Belgium, Namur 1907. horse exhibition commemorative medal, bronze 46 mm, weight 34.09 g., condition VF+

Austria. Vienna Mint Annual Mercury Regent Calendar Medal, Sundays 1984, Bronze 40,00 mm, weight 21,36 g., Condition UNC.

Spanish Netherlands, Karel II 1665-1700. Jeton  (Rekenpenning) 1673, Antwerp, Declaration of war against France, Dugn. 4310, vLoonIII. 125, Copper 32 mm, weight 7,91 g., Condition VF+, nice patina

Algeria. Propaganda Bronze medal, struck to commemorate the French victory in 1857, Bronze 21 mm, weight 2,91 g., Condition BU

Belgium, Leopold I (1831-1865). Bronze medal 1849-1851 from the prison in Dinant (Maison d'Arret a Dinant), by J. Wiener, Bronze 50,00 mm, weight 53,17 g., Condition aUNC, beautiful brown patina with luster.

Russia, Anna Ivanovna 1730-1740. Bronze medal commemorating peace with Turkey, 1739, by S. Yudin, Diakov 81.3, Reichel 1821, Bronze 61 mm, weight 88,60 g., Condition XF+/aUNC, minor edge nicks and scratched surface on obverse, nice brown patina.

Sweden. Oscar II, medal for the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, 1885, by A. Lindberg, bronze 51 mm, weight 61.69 g., Condition XF+, nice bronze patina.

France. Napoleon I Bonaparte, medal commemorating the start of the construction of the Arc de Triomphe, 1806, by Andrieu and Brenet, Bramsen 557, Bronze 40 mm, weight 38,60 g., Condition aUNC, nice brown patina with luster. A real gem in the collection of any enthusiast of the Emperor of the French.

France. Silver jeton / token of the Conseil de la Clémentine Amitié, Masonic medal for outstanding achievement and merit, 1834, Labouret 166 var,  Silver 26 mm, weight 7,04 g., Condition aUNC, single minor scratches and edge nicks, beautiful patina, mint glossy piece.