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Aluminium medal, 1929: 45mm diameter. obverse: l

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1929

Medal awarded to workers on the Verrayano-Narrows Bridge

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1964

Medal from Heathfield, Sussex, 1902, by R Neal. S

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1902

Gold medal presented to Sir Henry Bessemer by the Emperor Napoleon III in 1867

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1867

Aluminium medal

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1929

Bronze medal, rectangular with arched top, centena

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1905

Medal, 'Le Flesselles' Montgolfier balloon flight, Lyon, France, 19 January 1784

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1784

Medal, Society for the Promotion of Scientific Ind

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1835-1845

Faraday Centenary medal

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1925

Souvenir Medallion commemorating Giffard's Balloon Ascent on image of Paris

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1879

Bronze medal, possibly commemorates an agricultura

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1902

Bronze medal, the Elgin medal, by Thomason, England, 1820-1830

Bronze medal, the Elgin medal, by Thomason, Englan

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1820-1830

Medal, replica of gold awarded to Perkins & Co, London Annual International Exhibition 1873. Metal, gilt; 70mm diameter, 4mm depth [to15mm]. Rim legend: Perkins & Co. Catalogue No. 4862. Obverse legend, Albert Edward Prince of Wales President; relief profile head and shoulders to left; artist signed G. Morgan Sc. Reverse legend: London Annual International Exhibition of all fine arts industries and inventions, MDCCCLXXIII [1873], featuring collage of architectural facade reliefs [arcade of St Peter's Rome?, upper tier and roof of Royal Albert Hall London, Albert Memorial spire?]. artist signed below, G Morgan Sc. [Original medal believed to be once in possession of Baker Perkins Ltd]

London Annual International Exhibition

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1873

Medal, Grand Sunderland Bridge Built 1796. issued 1816. White metal, 45mm diameter. Inscription (in caps): Presented to all those interested in the Lottery./ To commemorate / The Grand / Sunderland Bridge / Lottery./ .... I Sivewright, / contractor./ 1816. With suspension hole. Obverse: the bridge, with shipping [scene taken from print]

Medal, Grand Sunderland Bridge built 1796, England, 1816

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1816

Metal medal inscribed; ‘VII. VERBANDSTAG DEUTSCHER – CONDITOREN’, in the centre; ‘EHREN – PREIS MIT AUSZEICHNUNG PRAMIRT’, surrounded by wreath design, two prongs soldered to the reverse, no date, unsigned, Europe

Medal, Ehren Preis Mit Auszeichnung Pramirt

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1875-1893

Medal, gold, in case, of the Royal Albert Asylum. Dr C E Shuttleworth, Medical Superintendent 1870-1893. Fattorini & Sons Bradford, England

Medal, gold, in case, of the Royal Albert Asylum.

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1890-1899

Bronze medal by E.A. Oudine, commemorating Claude Louis Berthollet, (1748-1822), famous French chemist, French collection, French, 1871-1910

Bronze medal by E.A. Oudine, commemorating Claude

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1871-1910

medal, Newcastle upon Tyne Engineering Trials and Industrial Exhibition, 1887. showing High Level Bridge with town behind, Silver; 51mm diameter. 5mm deep.

High Level Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne, medal, 1887.

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1887

Medal, opening of New London Bridge, 1831. brass, milled edge; 28mm diameter. Obverse: New London Bridge. The first stone was laid by the Rt Hon the Lord Mayor John Garratt Esqre on the 15 June 1825 [rubbed] and the bridge opend by their majesties the 1st Augst 1831 cost 506 000 pounds. Reverse: scene of bridge and statistical details. Worn

Medal, Opening of the New London Bridge, England, 1831

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1831

Silver medal to commemorate Francis I of Austria (1768-1835), by I. Lucan and by artists F. Stuckhart and Joseph Nicolaus Lang, Austria, 1836.

Silver medal to commemorate Francis I of Austria (

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1836

Tin medal inscribed; ‘FRIEDRICH GROSHERZOG VON BADEN’, with central design depicting head profile to the left, unsigned, Europe, no date

Medal, Friedrich Grosherzog Von Baden

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1875-1893

Medal, Schiller jubilee, Vienna, 1859

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Order of St. Michael and St. George, Companion (CMG), awarded to William J. Simpson, 1909, English, 1909

Order of St. Michael and St. George, Companion (CM

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1909

Bronze medal inscribed; ‘ALBERT KOENIG VON SACHSEN’, with central design depicting male head profile to the right, two prongs soldered to the reverse, unsigned, Europe

Medal, Albert Koenig Von Sachsen

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1875-1893

Brass medal inscribed; ‘INTERNATIONALE AUSSTELLUNG LEIPZIG MDCCCXCII’ (1892), in centre cross; ‘FUR DAS ROTE KRENZ ARMEEBEDARF . HYGIENE . VOLKSERNAHRUNG UND KOCH – KUNST’, floral design surrounding the central cross, two prongs and one pin on reverse with old label ‘12’, unsigned, Europe. This brass Fur Das Rote Krenz Armeebedarf Hygiene Volksernahrung Und Koch- Kunst medal is one of a pair with the brass Unter D. Allerh Protektorat J. M. D Konigin Carola V. Sachsen medal (1995-733/20/34)

Medal, Fur Das Rote Krenz Armeebedarf Hygiene Volksernahrung Und Koch- Kunst

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1875-1893

Medal, bronze, by B. Wyon, opening of London Bridge, 1831 August 1, with illustration of bridge. 51mm diameter. Obverse legend: London Bridge commenced 15 June 1825 opened 1 August 1831. Lond. Wyon F. ; scene, river Thames and London Bridge. Reverse: right profile head of William IV

London Bridge Commemorative Medal, 1831

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1831

Bronze medal, Cine Clinic, by artist Abraham Belsmie and the Medallic Art Co., New York, United States.

Bronze medal, Cine Clinic, by artist Abraham Belsm

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Four linked bronze medals representing planets, possibly copies, European, 1501-1900

Four linked bronze medals representing planets, po

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1501-1900

Octagonal, metal medal, used as an amulet, artist unknown, medal French(?), 1850-1920

Octagonal, metal medal, used as an amulet, artist

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1850-1920

White metal medal advertising Vin Mariani, France, 1880-1910

White metal medal advertising Vin Mariani, France,

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1880-1910

Silver medal with ribbon, Sardinian issue of Turkish medal (Crimea), awarded to British troops and her other allies, minature medal also, artist unknown, medals Turkish, 1856-1857

Silver medal with ribbon, Sardinian issue of Turki

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1856-1856

Whitworth Scholarship Medal 1868. Bronze; 57mm diameter, 5mm deep. Bearing on obverse, portrait in high relief of Sir Joseph Whitworth, at base initials EJP 1883; and in reverse in low relief a representation of the Whitworth millionth measuring machine and triple surface plates, at edge JS & AE Wyon.

Whitworth Scholarship Medal 1868. Bronze; 57mm dia

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1883

Brass medal inscribed; ‘BACKEREI, KONDITOREI, KOCHKUNST – AUSSTELLUNG 1894. STUTTGART’, depicting a goddess on a balcony, with a wreath in right hand and a shield with a beehive in the left hand; coat of arms on panel to left, two double prongs on the reverse, unsigned, Europe

Medal, Backerei, Konditorei, Kochkunst – Ausstellung 1894. Stuttgart

Collection Unassigned

1894-1898

Silvered bronze medal, Paris civil hospitals, centenary of course in medicine and surgery, awarded to C. Tournemelle, Louis Bottee artist, France, 1902

Silvered bronze medal, Paris civil hospitals, cent

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1902

Art Workers Guild Medals. Two medals, inset with two others, in wood block by sculptor Cecil Thomas OBE, 108 Old Brompton Road London SW7 [Master of AWG 1946]. left: bronze medal design honouring William Bowers Dalton 1868-1965 [monogram at end], 94mm diameter. strongly featured young man Head to L profile. right: bronze medal featuring pot and hands, For distinguished service to the fine crafts. 94mm diameter. centre, top: white metal, 29mm diameter, old man Head to R profile; worn, inscribed indistinctly Sydney Cockerell [In75S?] centre, below: white metal, 29mm diameter, 1961 AWG Master [monogram] with cockerell over S. All set in wood block 112x211x18mm; overall height 25mm. Sculptor's name and address on label verso.

Art Workers Guild Medals. Two medals, inset with t

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1965-1978

3 medals owned by Prof. A. Bostock Hill, from the Incorporated Sanitary Inspectors Society Congress, 1928-1931, made by Thomas Fattorini, Hockley Street, Birmingham, England, 1928-1931.

3 medals owned by Prof. A. Bostock Hill, from the

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1928-1931

Medal, Roman cross, enamelled orange brown with crowned coat of arms on obverse and date 1876 on reverse, triangular ribbon with red, white and blue stripe, probably Serbian, 1876

Medal, Roman cross, enamelled orange brown with cr

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1876

Bronze medal, membership of 7th International Zoological Congress, Boston 1907 with red ribbon

Bronze medal, membership of 7th International Zool

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Metal star-like medal, commemorates Sociedade Pharmaceutica Lusitana of Portugal, made in Portugal 1835

Metal star-like medal, commemorates Sociedade Phar

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1835

Bronze medal, with a portrait of a head in relief, consisting of male genitalia

Bronze medal, with a portrait of a head in relief,

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Bronze medal to commemorate the outbreak of war, 1914, by Baetes, Belgium, 1914

Bronze medal to commemorate the outbreak of war, 1

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1914

Bronze medal, possibly related to paediatrics, by G. Galeazzi, Italy, 1820-1880

Bronze medal, possibly related to paediatrics, by

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1820-1880

Andean Railway medal: Souvenir medal, Orzali and Co., bronze, diameter 38mm, 3mm deep, 1896-1897

Andean Railway medal: Souvenir medal, Orzali and C

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1896-1897

Circular wooden proof medal, obverse stamped with two headed eagle, reverse stamped with female bust, Austrian(?), 1701-1900

Circular wooden proof medal, obverse stamped with

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1701-1900

Circular wooden proof medal with scenes stamped on obverse and reverse, German, 1701-1900

Circular wooden proof medal with scenes stamped on

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1701-1900

Three circular wooden proof medals with some erotic scenes on obverse and reverse, by M.B. , German(?), 1601-1900

Three circular wooden proof medals with some eroti

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1601-1900

Bronze medal, Prof. Dr.Johann Wendt, 1828

Medal commemorating Johann Wendt

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1828

Bronze medal, Pierre Joseph Desault (1744-95), France, 1843, = J.B. Maire artist, in box

Bronze medal, Pierre Joseph Desault (1744-95), Fra

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1843

Medal, silver, octagonal, of the Central Council of Healthfulness for du Nord, France, by Armand Auguste Caque, French, 1830-1850

Medal, silver, octagonal, of the Central Council o

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1830-1850

Bronze medal depicting Hermann Boerhaave, by the artist Vivier, possibly made in Munich, Germany and supplied by Durand, either Munich, Germany or France, 1819.

Bronze medal depicting Hermann Boerhaave

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1819