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.

France, Louis XIV (1638-1715). Silver medal / jeton 1710, Claude Lemulier, Burgundy, Feuardent 9893, Silver 31,0 mm, weight 9,90 g., Condition XF, nice patina

France. Medal 1849, Barbès and Raspail (Armand Barbès (1809-1870) and François-Vincent Raspail (1794-1878), Democratic and Social Republic, Gilt Bronze 22 mm, weight 4,80 g., Condition aUNC

Belgium, Baudouin of Belgium (1951-1993). Medal 1951, Federation of National Veterans of King Albert (1909-1934), National Pilgrimage to the Royal Crypt on February 17, 1951 organized by the Brussels Section, Bronze 50 mm, weight 56,90 g., Condition aUNC, original FISCH box, 59 Rue Edm. Rostand, Bruxelles

Belgium, Tournai / Doornik, Leopold I (1831-1865). Medal 1852 in honor of Augustin Dumon-Dumortier (1791-1852), Mayor of Tournai (1848-1852), by Wiener, Bronze 50 mm, weight 58,80 g, Condition XF+, damaged edge on obverse, nice patina

France. Medal - Souvenir of the first national celebrations of the Exhibition, June 30, 1878 (Souvenir de la première fête nationale de l'Exposition, le 30 juin 1878), brass 28 mm, weight 8,80 g, Condition XF+, nice patina

The 1878 Universal Exposition was the first permitted national holiday since the defeat of Napoleon III in 1871 and the restoration of power by the Conservatives. Those celebrating the 1878 Universal Exposition were also announcing the arrival of the Third Republic, which was proclaimed in France a few months later. Chroniclers noted the enthusiasm of that day, Sunday, June 30, when the tricolor flag triumphed in the streets of Paris. According to the Goncourts, even the hearses carrying the dead to the cemetery were decorated with flags.

Belgium, Leopold I (1831-1865). Medal 1848 commemorating the Civil Guard, "A L'UNION DES CORPS DE LA GARDE CIVIQUE DU ROYAUME", by L. J. Hart, Bronze 54 mm, weight 81,20 g., Condition VF-XF, edge nicks, minor scratches in background, cleaned

Sweden, Charles XIV John (1818 - 1844). Medal 1823 commemorating the wedding of Oscar I to Josephine of Leuchtenberg, Bronze 22 mm, weight 4,10 g., Condition VF, patina

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

Belgium, Leopold II (1865-1909). Medal 1880 commemorating the 50th anniversary of Belgium's independence, Bronze 50 mm, weight 51,90 g., Condition aUNC, beautiful brown patina with luster

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 XVIII (1814-1824). Octagonal Silver Jeton / Token 1806 (minted 1815), Compagnie des salines, Bramsen 521, Julius 1563, Silver 30,9 mm, weight 16,09 g., Condition aVF, patina, minor surface damage

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

France. Medal 1849 commemorating the first anniversary of the Republic and dedicated to the Victims who died for freedom, Brass 22 mm, weight 5,60 g., Condition aUNC, patina, removed ear

Belgium, Leopold II (1865-1909), Namur. Medal 1898, Comice Agricole, Rhisnes Vedrin Agricultural Exhibition, Cattle Contest, Silver-plated Bronze 50 mm, weight 53,70 g., Condition XF+, patina