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The medal was instituted by Adolf Hitler on October 18, 1939.It was awarded to military personnel and civilians for exemplary service and/or bravery in a non-combatant role. The "with swords" version, like the one here, was awarded for valorous service behind the front line. The "without swords" version was awarded for meritorious service.
A rare and extremely impressive membership emblem of the Lesser Poland Automobile Club, based in Lviv, dating from the Second Republic. The upper part of the badge features the coat of arms of Lviv - a golden lion climbing the city gate against a background of blue enamel, with the inscription "LEOPOLIS". The whole is crowned with a stylized crown of the city walls, symbolizing the city's rank...
A rare and extremely impressive membership emblem of the Pomeranian Automobile Club from the period of the Second Republic, made of silver-plated metal, with an enameled medallion depicting a Pomeranian griffin on a red shield - the coat of arms symbol of Pomerania known from the badges of the Union of Insurgents and Warriors on the territory of the VIII Corps District by Pendowski. The centra...
A beautiful medal by one of the best medalists of the 18th century - Otto Hamerani. A work dedicated to an interesting historical event, which was the escape with the help of Irish officers from Ambras Castle in Innsbruck. Maria Clementina Sobieska (granddaughter of Leo of Lechistan) was imprisoned there by opponents of her father-in-law - the deposed King of England. Scratches in the backgrou...
A rare and extremely impressive Automobilklub of Lublin membership emblem from the period of the Second Republic, made of metal, with an enameled coat of arms of the city of Lublin depicting a goat on a red shield. The central part of the composition is a stylized automobile wheel with an inscription in the rim: AUTOMOBILKLUB LUBELSKI. The whole is crowned with a crown - a symbol of prestige a...
PolandPoland under partitions (1795-1918) Av: Head of Jan Sobieski, in a wreath, to the right, below IN COMMEMORATION OF THE GREAT KING MAKED / WACŁAW GŁOWACKI, in the rim: * PAMIĄTKA 200-LETNIEJ ROCZNICY OSWOBODZENIA WIEDNIA 1883 R.; Rw: Obraz Matki Boskiej Na Piasku na tle płaszcza gronostajowego pod koroną, podtrzymywanego przez dwa anioły, u dołu KORONOWANA 8 WRZEŚ 1883, niżej her...
Category: HabsburgRuler/Area: Franz Joseph I.Denomination: MedalYear: 1905Mint: ViennaWeight: 32,819 gMaterial: Silver plated BronzeGrade: aUNCQuality Note: Mint luster, tonedDescription: Agricultural and Commercial Exhibition of the City of Schwanenstadt (Landwirtschaftliche und gewerbliche Ausstellung in Schwanenstadt), By J. Christlbauer; 45,77mmImportant:: The buyer’s premium is 20%, wit...
Silver medal of the Schützengesellschaft Aarau for the jubilee shooting 1596-1896 (Schützenmedaillen Richter 16a)This medal is particularly rare in this condition and is available only in limited numbers - it is estimated that fewer than 150 specimens exist.Weight: 25.04 gDiameter 38 mmFDC / Mint State (Prachtvolle Erhaltung / Magnificent condition)
An interesting patriotic plaque. It was created based on an image from a cartridge made by the factory of Edward Krasnosielski, and then repeated by the Lopienski Brothers in the interwar period. The image is modeled on Kossak's watercolor from 1885 commemorating the victorious wager of Colonel Wiktor Roman with 4 French dragoons. Preservation condition of the object very good. Copper, dimensi...
PolandSecond Polish Republic (1918-1939) Av: Silhouette of a ship to the right, below an inscription M/S "PIŁSUDSKI", in the rim W XV-LECIE - ODZYSKANIA MORZA, Rw: Symbolic figure of an angel standing in the sea with a sword and shield with the Eagle in his hands, in the background the rising sun and a lighthouse, in the rim: LIGA MORSKA I KOLONJALNA, designed by Tadeusz Breyer bronze, 34.1 m...
Stanislaw August Poniatowski (1764-1795), "Ne cede malis" commemorative medal, no date (ca. 1770), designed and executed by Jan Filip Holzhaeusser; Av: Head of the ruler to the right, at the neck intersection signature I.P.H., STANISLAUS AUGUSTUS D . G . REX POLONIÆ M . D . LITUA .; Rw: Ship sailing between two rocks on rough sea, NE CEDE MALIS.; H-Cz. 3390 (R2) (there in silver), Raczynski 5...
Poland, medal minted for the 100th anniversary of the death of Prince Józef Poniatowski, 1913
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PolandPoland under partitions (1795-1918) Av: Frontal bust with head slightly to the right, at the intersection signature K. LASZCZKA 1913, on the sides KSIĄŻĘ - JÓZEF / PONIA- - TOWSKI / D. 7. V. - 1763,BÓG MI POWIERZŁ HONOR POLAKÓW BOGU GO ODDAM; Rw: Wreath, in which the coat of arms of Krakow, above it the dates 19.X.1813 / 19.X.1913, Border: Punca with clover, designed by Konstanty ...
Nicely preserved details. Token converted to a medallion. Secondary fire-gilded. Obverse: crown, above it motto:MERVIT-ET-TVEBITVR-; Reverse: AVGVSTVS III./REX POLONIARVM/MAGN:DVX LITH:/ELECTVS V.OCT:/MDCCXXXIII./CORONAT:XVII.IAN:/MDCCXXXIV; Silver, diameter 27 mm, weight 3.69 g.
Katz 97, Joab stabbing Amasa during hugging, copy/ Kiss of Judas, copy, year, cast Ag, 45 mm, 22.00g, eye
People's Republic of Poland (1952-1989), Medal of the 9th Polish Piano Festival, 1975, Warsaw, designed and executed by Stanisława Wątróbska-Frindt; Av: Bust slightly to the right, FRYDERYK CHOPIN, Rw: Stylized violin key, IX - FESTIVAL - PIANISTYKI - POLSKIEJ - SŁUPSK - 1975; MMP 75/179, Paszkowycz 71/75; silver (no punches on medal), 70.3 mm, 188.48 g; patina, beautifully preserved, mint...
PolandSecond Polish Republic (1918-1939) Av: OGÓLNOPOLSKA / V / WYSTAWA / FILATELISTYCZNA / WARSAW - 1938; Rw: Postal stagecoach with inscription POCZTA POLSKA harnessed to four horses, building in the background bronze, 44.4 mm, 32.69 g, patina, beautifully preserved
Silver-plated brass, enamel, weight 105.71 g, dimensions 76 x 76 mm; very rare. The rally took place between 13-20.VIII.1938, under the patronage of General Insp. of the Armed Forces Marshal Edward Smigly-Rydz. The route was as much as 2,800 km and passed through Warsaw, Kielce, Cracow, Cieszyn, Katowice, Czestochowa, Poznan, Bydgoszcz, Gdynia, Brodnica, Suwalki, Grodno, Vilnius and Bialystok,...
By Jan Höhnthe younger; silver, weight 74.61 g, diameter 73 mm; on the obverse a fortress placed between two branches of the Vistula River, on the reverse an inscription in seventeen lines and the coat of arms of Gdansk underneath it; in the background a punca with the Pilawa coat of arms denoting the origin of the Potocki family collection; rare and beautifully preserved with excellent relie...
Category: HabsburgRuler/Area: Franz Joseph I.Denomination: MedalYear: ND (19th Century)Weight: 17,86 gMaterial: SilverReference: Slg. Horsky 3731Grade: aEFQuality Note: Scratches, toned, mountedDescription: Der Tapferkeit, Silver Medal for Bravery, II. classImportant:: The buyer’s premium is 20%, with a minimum of 2 EUR per lot.The auction is conducted exclusively in EUR
AUSTRIA Franz Joseph I of Habsburg-Lorraine (1848-1916) Medal 1889 Third shooting festival in Graz - Opus: J. Auner - Hauser 1.5156 AG (g 24.75 - Ø 36.12 mm) J C mark on outline.
Silver medal for the Federal Shooting Festival in Lucerne 1901 (Schützenmedaillen Richter 879b). Graded by NGC with MS 64.Weight 35.10 gDiameter 45 mm
Category: GermanyCountry/Region: Kingdom of BavariaRuler/Area: LuitpoldDenomination: MedalYear: 1910Mint: MunichWeight: 15 gMaterial: SilverReference: Weber 79, Peltzer 1497Grade: aUNCQuality Note: Mint luster, tonedDescription: By M. Dasio, 100th Anniversary of the Munich Oktoberfest. Obv: Double portrait of Prince Regent Luitpold and King Ludwig I as crown princes facing left / Rev: Standing...
Category: GermanyCountry/Region: Weimar RepublicDenomination: MedalYear: 1927Mint: MunichWeight: 28,967 gMaterial: SilverPurity: 950/1000Reference: Steulmann XVIII, 3Grade: VFQuality Note: TonedDescription: By Carl Pöllath Schrobenhausen, 18th German National Shooting Competition in Munich (18. Deutsches Bundesschiessen München)Important:: The buyer’s premium is 20%, with a minimum of 2 EU...
White metal medal for the Federal Shooting Festival in Lausanne 1876 / Tir fédéral (Richter 1562d)Weight 32.46 gDiameter 46 mmFDC / Mint State (Mit schönem Luster und Anlaufspuren am Rand und in den Vertiefungen / Nice luster with traces of tarnish at the edge and in the details)
Category: GermanyCountry/Region: Kingdom of WürttembergRuler/Area: Karl I.Denomination: MedalYear: 1890Mint: StuttgartWeight: 44,508 gMaterial: SilverReference: Nau 262, Ebner 130, Slg. Wurster 2078Grade: VFQuality Note: PolishedDescription: the completion of the main tower of Ulm Minster (Fertigstellung des Hauptturmes vom Ulmer Münster), By K. SchwenzerImportant:: The buyer’s premium is ...
SPAIN Charles IV (1788-1808) Medal 1796 Royal family in Seville honors the tomb of San Fernando - Opus: Pardo and J.B. Amat - V.Q. 14154 var. metal (Manuel Vidal Quadras collection) AE (g 39.53 - Ø 49 mm)
Category: GermanyCountry/Region: Kingdom of BavariaRuler/Area: OttoDenomination: MedalYear: 1906Mint: MunichWeight: 30,115 gMaterial: SilverReference: Peltzer 1487, Weber 77Grade: EF+Quality Note: TonedDescription: By M. Dasio, 15th German Federal Shooting Competition 1906 (15. Deutsches Bundesschiessen München). In the original boxImportant:: The buyer’s premium is 20%, with a minimum of 2...
inscription: DAVID.SANDTE.POTEN.HIN. VND.LIES.DEI.BERSABEA.HOLEN.REGVM.XI. / Noah and his two lustful daughters under a tree, Sodom burning in the background, inscription.
FranceThird Republic (1871-1940) Av: Bust to left, at bottom signature ABorrel, REPUBLIQUE - FRANÇAISE, Rw: Woman standing to the right, holding two laurel wreaths, in front of her a brassier hammering out an ornament on an amphora and a woman with a book and pen, around tools, MINISTÈRE DU COMMERCE ET DE L'INDUSTRIE, in section a plaque on which CONCOURS D'ART MODERNE / APPLIQUE AUX JARDINS...
Silver medal for the 20th anniversary of the Republic 1938, Ag 987/1000, 35 mm, weight 13,5 g, smooth edge, by Miroslav Kužel
PolandPoland under partitions (1795-1918) Av: Bust of Tadeusz Kosciuszko slightly to right, at bottom signature J.KNEDLER, MICHAEL Kosciuszko *1746 +15-X. 1817., Rw: Sarcophagus, next to it a standing woman with a boy kissing a medallion, next to it a man with a torch, on the sarcophagus of Kosciuszko, POCHOWANY NA WAWELU 1817-1917 Silver plated bronze, 28.6 mm, 8.18 g, minor damage to rim
Ag, commemorative medals Ag, Shooting, Vienna
SPAIN Charles IV (1788-1808) Medal 1789 Proclamation School of Noble Arts - Opus A. de Saa - V.Q. 13148 (Manuel Vidal Quadras collection) AE (g 39.22 - Ø 42 mm) Unusual conservation.
FranceThird Republic (1871-1940) Av: Man holding horse, horses in background, above him winged woman placing laurel wreath on man's head, at bottom signature A. ERDMANN., Rw: Medallion, in which LONGUE PAUME / St-QUENTIN / 1904, around palm branch and winged woman with wreath, at bottom signature, Rim: Punca ARGENT silver, 50.1 mm, 56.33 g, local damage to rim
PolandSecond Polish Republic (1918-1939) Av: Bust to right, at bottom signature Ant. Madeyski / Paris 1919, in the rim JENERAL JÓZEF HALLER, Rw: Row of soldiers to the left, with a pennant, in the background an airplane, below in three lines: WOJSKO POLSKIE WE FRANCYI MCMCVII- MCMXIX, on the rim illegible punca and BRONZE, designed by Antoni Madeyski bronze, 47.0 mm, 45.28 g, damage to rim
MEXICO Charles IV (1788-1808) Medal 1790 Proclamation of the University of Mexico City - Opus: Geronimo Antonio Gil - Grove C-36 AE (g 50.56 - Ø 48 mm)
37.5mm, 16.319g, lug removed
RUSSIA Alexander III (1881-1894) Coronation Medal of 1883 - Diakov 931 AE silver-plated (g 139 - Ø 65 mm) R Scattered marks in fields and at edge, but reliefs very good, abrasion along edge.
Great BritainVictoria (1837-1901) Av: Bust left, VICTORIA REGINA - ET IMPERATRIX, Rw: Sash in which TO COMMEMORATE, lower THE, lower cartouche in which 60TH. YEAR AND / LONGEST REIGN / 1837 - 1897, lower the crown, lower HER MAJESTY / QUEEN VICTORIA tin, 38.9 mm, 16.76 g, a hole drilled in the upper part
PolandSecond Polish Republic (1918-1939) Av: XIV / ZJAZD / LEKARZY I / PRZYRODNIKÓW / POLSKICH / W POZNANIU / 12 - 15 - IX / 1933, Rw: Korona, ARCYKSY BROWAR W ŻYWCU nickel-plated iron(?), 25.0 mm, 3.91 g
By Stanislaw Roman Lewandowski; bronze, weight 56.30 g, diameter 50 mm; minted in France; medal in original dedicated box.
47,25 Grams Pure Silver
Silver medal with William Tell motif. Medal of honor of the Swiss Shooting Association 1954 (Schützenmedaillen Richter 1958a9, extremely rare, RRR)Weight 16.28 gDiameter 32 mmFDC / Mint State (im Originaletui, minimale Lagerspuren / in original case, minor traces of storage)
RUSSIA Catherine II the Great (1762-1796) Medal 1782 Inauguration of the monument to Peter the Great in St. Petersburg - Opus: C. Leberecht - Diakov 194.5 AG (g 116 - Ø 65 mm) RR Scratches in the fields.
Silver medal for the cantonal shooting festival in Langnau 1906 (Schützenmedaillen Richter 256b, rare matte embossing, R). Graded by NGC with MS 64.Weight 35.30 gDiameter 45 mmEin hervorragend erhaltenes Exemplar / An excellently preserved specimen in matte finish
Louis Joseph, Archduke of Austria Coined medal 1838 Visit to Brescia of the Archduke - Opus: G. Zapparelli - Turricchia L.V. 275 AE (g 40.37 - Ø 43.5 mm) NC Minimal taps at rim.
A nice piece with very well preserved details. Well-preserved mint luster. Obverse: in the pearl rim a bust of the ruler to the right, in the outer rim a legend punctuated by the denomination marking in a decorative cartouche:LEOPOLD:D:G-R-I---S-A-G-H-B-R-; Reverse: in the pearl rim an eagle with a coat of arms on the breast, in the outer rim a legend:-ARCHID-AV-D-BVR-E-SIL-16-67;
