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

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

Africa. Egypt Missionary Society, Copper Medal 1856, Obv: the Flight into Egypt, Rev Angel, in starred quadrilobe, holds shield inscribed MITTAM EX EIS IN AFRICAM
Cooper 40 mm, weight 32,10 g., Condition XF+, nice patina

Belgium, Leopold I (1831-1865). Independence Medal 1831 opus Veyrat, Bronze 40,9 mm, weight 33,18 g., Condition aUNC, beautiful mint specimen

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, Arras - Pas de Calais. Berthonval Arras Alumni Association medal (L'école d'agriculture d'Arras - Berthonval Ecole d'Agriculture), Silver 45,0 mm, weight 44,24 g., Condition VF+, grey patina, stamps and signatures stamped on the rim

Germany. Satirical medal no date (1907), (M. Dasio / C. Poellath), Eine junge Frau - ein alter Mann - eine harte Nuss - ein hohler Zahn / A young woman - an old man - a hard nut - an empty tooth, signed on the edge C. POELLATH, SCHROBENN., white metal 38 mm, weight 19,70 g., Condition aUNC

Ceylon (Sri Lanka). KEGALLE 1888, Silver Agricultural Fair Medal, Silver 35 mm, weight 16,67 g., inscription on the rim, Condition aUNC/XF+, nice patina, small edge nicks, rare

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.

Switzerland, Geneva. Silver Medal circa 1725, Bishop Nicholas Ridley, burned alive in Oxford in 1555, by Jean Dassier, medal from Dassier's Protestant Reformers series, Silver 28 mm , weight 9,90 g., Condition XF, damaged cut edge, nice dark patina, rare in silver

Portugal, Republic. Excellent commemorative collection of 14 miniature plaques DA VIA SACRA (Stations of the Cross) 20th century, high relief bronze, dimensions 30 x 40 mm, weight approx. 16-20 g., all in original box 120 x 280 mm, mintage of 500 pieces, Condition UNC, minor traces of wear on box, impressive and perfectly preserved set.

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:...

Austria. Vienna Mint, Medal Annual Mars Regent Calendar 1981, Gilt Bronze 40,00 mm, weight 21,29 g., Condition UNC.

France, Napoleon I Bonaparte. Bronze medal commemorating the re-establishment of the Legion d'Honneur, 1804, Denon, Bramsen 310, Bronze 40 mm, weight 34,47 g., Condition UNC, beautiful brown patina with mint mirror background, mint state specimen

Spanish Netherlands, Brussels. Jeton  (Rekenpenning) 1671, Carolus II 1665-1700, Bureau des Finances, Dugn.4291, vOrden1323, Copper 29 mm, weight 5,64 g., Condition VF, traces of corrosion