France. Set of two medals la Fête Nationale (14.07.1789):
- Medal Souvenir 1880 commemorating 14.07.1789 Bastille Day - National Holiday, Bronze 24 mm, weight 4,30 g., Condition VF+
- Medal Souvenir 1882 commemorating 14.07.1789 Bastille Day - National Holiday, Bronze 23 mm, weight 3,67 g., Condition XF
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Belgium. Medal for the 50th anniversary of the Historical and Literary Society of Tournai, 1895, cast - silver? (white metal?) 45 mm, weight 41,51 g., Condition XF, patina
Belgium, Leopold II (1865-1909). Medal 1897, commemorating the Brussels International Exposition (Exposition Internationale de Bruxelles), signed Jules Lagae and Louis Wolfers, Forrer III, 267; VI, 525, high-relief silvered Bronze 70 mm, weight 157,32 g., Condition aUNC, very impressive high-relief stately medal.
The Brussels International Exposition (French: Exposition Internationale de Bruxelles, Dutch: Wereldtentoonstelling te Brussel) of 1897 was a world's fair held in Brussels, Belgium, from 10 May 1897 through 8 November 1897. There were 27 participating countries, and an estimated attendance of 7.8 million people.
The main venues of the fair were the Parc du Cinquantenaire / Jubelpark, as well as a colonial section in the suburb of Tervuren, showcasing King Leopold II's personal property: the Congo Free State. The two exposition sites were linked by a...
Germany. Medal circa 1871, Otto von Bismarck, Duke of Bismarck-Schönhausen, Chancellor of the German Empire (1871-1890), Bronze 22 mm, weight 5,80 g., Condition XF, dark patina, similar specimen in the collection of the Musée Carnavalet, Paris, France.
Belgium, Schaerbeek. Uniface City Hall Award Plaquette c.1930, C. Van Dionant (1863-1934), Bronze 48 x 82 mm, weight 115,2 g., Condition UNC, nice patina
Nepal Bronze medal VS 2023 / 1966 AD, Mahendra Bir Bikram 1955-1971 AD, awarded to military for 10 years’ long service and good conduct, Bronze 37 mm, weight 23,29 g., Condition UNC, scarce
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
Belgium, Leopold II (1865-1909). Medal 1881 commemorating the marriage of Rudolf of Austria and Stephanie of Belgium, by Ed. Geerts, Bronze 32 mm, weight 16,50 g., Condition UNC
Belgium, Baudouin of Belgium (1951-1993). Medal 1952, Federation of National Veterans of King Albert I (1909-1934), commemorating the inauguration of the monument to King Albert I of Belgium, Vilvoorde on June 29, 1952, Bronze 50 mm, weight 57,10 g., Condition aUNC, original box FISCH, 59 Rue Edm. Rostand, Bruxelles
France, Louis XIV The Sun King. Medal 1681 commemorating the purchase of the Casale fortress from the Duke of Manuta., obverse: head of Louis XIV in profile to the right, reverse: a Dauphin receiving a shield with outline of Casale and eagle insignia of an allegory and legionary respectively, catalog references: Divo-187, silver plated Bronze? (Tin?) 41 mm, weight 37,69 g., Condition aXF
Germany, Hanover. Porcelain medal 250 years of German Porcelain, Hannover Industry Fair 1959, porcelain 33 mm, weight 7,25 g., Condition XF
Belgium / Netherlands. ''MUSIQUE" plaquette 1913, La Royale Legia award awarded to Harmonie Ste Cecile from Eijsden (concert band founded in 1880), signed on the edge BRONZE, Bronze 45 x 60 mm, weight 89,4 g., Condition XF, spots
Sweden, Oscar II 1872-1907. Medal on the occasion of the Malmö Exhibition - Industry and Crafts, 1881, engraver: L. H. Ekvall, tin 50 mm, weight 63,41 g., Condition XF+/XF
Netherlands, William III (1849-1890). Posthumous medal of the king, 1890, designed by Menger, Bronze 53,5 mm, weight 71,10 g, Condition aUNC, beautiful patina with a mirror-like luster
Belgium, Leopold I (1831-1865). Bronze medal 1847-1850 commemorating the opening of the Maison de Sureté pour Femmes in Brussels, by J. Wiener, Bronze 50,00 mm, weight 51,96 g., Condition XF, dark brown patina with luster, local discoloration.
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.
Germany, Meissen. Medal on the occasion of the re-establishment of the Diocese of Meissen in 1921, porcelain 48 mm, weight 14,34 g., Condition UNC
France. Set of two medals la Fête Nationale (14.07.1789):
- Medal Souvenir 1880 commemorating 14.07.1789 Bastille Day - National Holiday, Bronze 24 mm, weight 4,30 g., Condition VF+
- Medal Souvenir 1882 commemorating 14.07.1789 Bastille Day - National Holiday, Bronze 23 mm, weight 3,67 g., Condition XF
