Marriage of Princess Louise to Marquis of Lorne 1871, 64mm diameter in bronze, by J.S.Wyon, Obverse: Busts left, conjoined, H.R.H. PRINCESS LOUISE MARQUIS OF LORNE, Reverse: Heraldic shields dividing 1871 21 MAR on a field decorated with roses and thistles, within an ornamental quatrefoil, BHM 2916, Eimer 1613, 160.17 grammes, GEF/AU
Corporation of London - New Council Chamber, Guildhall London 1884 77mm diameter in bronze Obverse: A detailed interior view of the Council Chamber, flanked by two heraldic panels, THE NEW COUNCIL CHAMBER. GUILDHALL OF LONDON. OPENED 2ND OCTOBER 1884. In Exergue: The City of London shield. Reverse: Londinia standing before the Civic Chair, attended, right, by Mercury and Commerce addressing her Council, standing and seated before her. In Exergue: City Sword and Mace entwined by a ribbon bearing the city motto. Eimer 1705, BHM 3177 UNC or near so with minor cabinet friction
Duke of Connaught, Governor-General's Medal 1911 51mm diameter in silver by F.Bowcher. Obverse: Busts left conjoined and uniformed, the Duchess wearing a diadem, THEIR ROYAL HIGHNESSES. THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF CONNAUGHT. Reverse: A Heraldic shield, with supporters, PRESENTED BY H.R.H. THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHT. K.G. GOVERNOR. GENERAL. CANADA. 69.52 grammes, GEF
Corporation of London - New Council Chamber, Guildhall London 1884 77mm diameter in bronze Obverse: A detailed interior view of the Council Chamber, flanked by two heraldic panels, THE NEW COUNCIL CHAMBER. GUILDHALL OF LONDON. OPENED 2ND OCTOBER 1884. In Exergue: The City of London shield. Reverse: Londinia standing before the Civic Chair, attended, right, by Mercury and Commerce addressing her Council, standing and seated before her. In Exergue: City Sword and Mace entwined by a ribbon bearing the city motto. Eimer 1705, BHM 3177 Bright GEF, comes in a different Corporation of London box, The box lid states - Presented to the Burgomasters and Aldermen of Belgium to commemorate their visit to the City of London 14th May 1888 --- The Right Hon. Polydore de Keyser, Lord Mayor, Sheriffs: Major Horatio David Davies, William Alpheus Higgs Esq.. The medal which was intended for this box was commissioned but never issued, so the box extremely rare and sought after by collectors of this series
Coal Exchange Opened 1849, 89mm diameter in bronze by B.Wyon, Eimer 1435, BHM 2357, Welch 6, Obverse: Central portrait medallion of Victoria, surrounded by those of Prince Albert, The Prince of Wales and The Princess Royal, NEW COAL EXCHANGE OPENED OCT 30th 1849 BY H.R.H. PRINCE ALBERT ON BEHALF OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA. Reverse: Interior of the Coal Exchange, with heraldic devices on either side, Below: City of London Shield and motto, THE Rt Hon'ble SR JAMES DUKE LORD MAYOR JOHN WOOD ESQre CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITEE - JAMES B. BUNNING ESQre ARCHITECT, UNC or near so with a few scattered spots, in a Corporation of the City of London box, only 350 issued
Medallic Gold 2015 The Royal Baby Gold Commemorative Obverse: Heraldic Royal Arms, Reverse: Title and Birth Date of Princess Charlotte, with hallmark, Gold Proof 8 grammes of 22 carat gold, FDC in the Harrington & Byrne box of issue with certificate
Coronation of Queen Victoria 1838 64mm diameter in White Metal by Davis, BHM 1807, Head of Victoria left, garlanded with Roses, thistles and shamrocks. On a raised band: VICTORIA D:G: BRITANNIAR: REGINA F:D: Reverse: On a raised stage, the Queen seated holding a sceptre and a orb is crowned by the Archbishop of Canterbury. To the right she is proclaimed by the figures of Britannia, Scotia and Hibernia. To the left she is attended by Justice and Industry with a winged herald and cherub above, a lion, cornucopia and other symbolic objects below. H.M.G. MAJESTY VICTORIA BORN MAY 24th 1819. ASCENDED THE BRITISH THRONE JUNE 20th 1837. In Exergue: CROWNED JUNE 28th 1838 GVF/NEF
Coronation of Queen Victoria 1838 64mm diameter in White Metal by C. Davis, Obverse: Head of the Queen left, garlanded with roses, thistles and shamrocks, VICTORIA D:G: BRITANNIAR: REGINA F:D: Reverse: Queen Victoria enthroned, on a raised stage, being crowned by the Archbishop of Canterbury. To the right she is proclaimed by the figures of Britannia, Scotia and Hibernia; to the left she is attended by Justice and Industry, a winged herald and cherub above, with a lion and cornucopia below. H.M.G. MAJESTY VICTORA . BORN MAY 24th 1819 . ASCENDED THE BRITISH THRONE JUNE 20th 1837. In exergue: CROWNED JUNE 28th 1838. Signed DAVIS BIRM. to the right of the design, BHM 1807, 81.66 grammes, A/UNC and lustrous with a few small spots, Rare
VictoriaDiamond Jubilee 1897 Eimer 1817a The official Royal Mint issue in silver 56mm diameter, 83.09 grammes, Obverse: Bust left, crowned, veiled and draped, VICTORIA ANNVM REGNI SEXAGESIMVM FELICITER CLAVDIT XX MDCCCXCVII, Reverse: Young Head of the Queen, left, dividing inscription LONGITVDO DIERVM IN DEXTERAEIVS ET IN SINISTRA GLORIA. Below: 1837 upon a branch tied with ribbon, the Official Royal Mint issue, UNC with peripheral blue toning, in the official red dated box of issue
France - Ardennes - Sedan region Jeton 1644 Manufacture of Dijonval, 37mm diameter octagonal in silver, 20.62 grammes, Reverse: a draped female figure seated to the left, on bundles of woollen cloth, on one reads LAINE D'ESPAGNE (Spanish Wool). Her right hand rests upon the handle of a bladed tool with the blade touching the ground, her left hand holding a skein of wool placed on her knee, in the left field the front of a galloping horse, with a seascape behind with three ships under sail. In exergue: MANUFACTURE PAIGNON / ETABLIE EN 1644. The obverse a large ornate P within a wreath of oak leaves and olive branches Near EF with attractive peripheral golden toning. Our research has found that the copper version is listed as rare, and that a silver example exists in the Museum of Ardenne in Charleville-Mezieres. A most interesting piece of French pre-industrial heritage. Cataloguers Note: Cloth-making has taken place in Sedan since the 16th Century and developed under the influence of Protestant refugees. The Dijonval factory near Sedan was created in 1646 by Nicolas Cadeau, and until 1666 they were the only manufacturers of fine sheets in France. In 1711 Dijonval was bought by Paignon who expanded the factory that would continue to be used until the 20th Century. In it's heyday in the 18th Century, the factory employed around 14,000 people, including 10,000 in the countryside weaving and spinning wool.
Battle of Waterloo 200th Anniversary 1815-2015 a 6-medal set by Worcestershire Medal Service comprising 14 carat Gold medal 22mm diameter weighing 7 grammes Prooflike UNC, and Bronze medals (5) each 36mm diameter the obverses depicting George IV, Napoleon, Francis I of Austria, Tsar Alexander I of Russia and King Frederick William IIII of Prussia. The George IV medal is paired with a seated figure of Victory on the reverse, with inscription WATERLOO June 18 1815 and WELLINGTON, the other medals share a common reverse, that of a statue of a heraldic lion, with right front paw upon a sphere, in front of a silhouette of the Lion's Mound at the Waterloo Battlefield in Belgium these also Prooflike UNC in the folder of issue
Battle of Waterloo 200th Anniversary 1815-2015 a 6-medal set by Worcestershire Medal Service comprising 14 carat Gold medal 22mm diameter weighing 7 grammes Prooflike UNC, and Bronze medals (5) each 36mm diameter the obverses depicting George IV, Napoleon, Francis I of Austria, Tsar Alexander I of Russia and King Frederick William IIII of Prussia. The George IV medal is paired with a seated figure of Victory on the reverse, with inscription WATERLOO June 18 1815 and WELLINGTON, the other medals share a common reverse, that of a statue of a heraldic lion, with right front paw upon a sphere, in front of a silhouette of the Lion's Mound at the Waterloo Battlefield in Belgium these also Prooflike UNC in the folder of issue
Coal Exchange Opened 1849 89mm diameter in bronze, issued by the Corporation of London, by B.Wyon. Obverse: Central portrait medallion of Victoria, surrounded by those of Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal NEW COAL EXCHANGE OPENED OCT 30th 1849 BY H.R.H PRINCE ALBERT ON BEHALF OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA, Reverse: The interior of the Coal Exchange, heraldic devices on either side, , below, the City of London shield and motto THE RT.HONble SIR JMAES DUKE LORD MAYOR - JOHN WOOD ESQre CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE - JAMES B.BUNNING ESQre ARCHITECT, an attractive and impressive piece, UNC toned in the Corporation of London box, only 350 struck
Commemorative medals (8), silver, most crown sized, includes Royal Mint issues. Michelangelo Medallic First Day Covers (2) in cases or packets of issue. Heraldic Beasts of The Prince & Princess of Wales (2), silver gilt. (12).
France, L'Herault "Societe D'Horticulture et D'Histoire Naturelle" medal by Dubois 1868, silver gilt, rim stamped "argent" 50mm. Dia., three cherubs on obverse. EF.
Sir Robert Cecil 1603 a pair of silver medals one on a thin flan, one on a thick flan both 29mm in diameter, Obverse Heraldic Shield Ro,CECYLL. PRI. SECR. REG. MAT. MR. CVR. WARD Reverse Crest: a bundle of arrows below a helmet. SERO. SED: SERIO: 1602: UNC and lustrous with an attractive tone, these probably produced in the 19th Century
Ireland, Trinity College Dublin, silver, 48mm, obv. bust of Queen Elizabeth I, rev. heraldic shield surrounded by inscription "Scientiis Naturalibus Feliciter Excultis Edmundus F. Lawson 1907". In case of issue. GVF.
Treaty of Nankin 1842 in White Metal 64mm by Davis Eimer 1367, BHM 2061, Obv. Victoria Young Bust left, VICTORIA D:G: BRITANNIAR REGINA F:D:, Rev. Fame heralds the signing and exchange of the Treaty between the British and the Chinese delegations, GVF/EF with die rust marks on the obverse
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