Additions to your collection - May 2025

 The topic for coins was created two days ago 

https://en.numista.com/forum/topic160606.html 

so here is the exonumia version. 

 One addition tonight 

‘Admiral Vernon Medal 1739 Bronze 35 mm’ 

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/series.php?id=1249 

So … I already have three of the currently 22 medals in that Series on here, 

but this is not any of them. Will see if I can find a catalogue number. 

Similar: N#142092 

 One addition tonight 

‘1761 George 3rd Bronze Coronation Medal Crude Style 40mm’ 

[CHARLOTTE QUEEN OF ENGLAND CROWND SP 22 1761] 

N#405347 

 Two additions, from the same seller so saving postage 

‘Rare Jeton / Counter Token. Apollo, Diana Figures & Boar Head. Medieval. 29mm’ 

[APOLLO DIANA / H K // MELIAGER] 

N#360962 
 

‘17th century French Token - King Henry IV - Pallas, Juno, Venus. Europa rare’ 

[EVROPA RAVIAE / H K // PALLAS IVNO VENVS] 

N#75373 

 One addition tonight 

‘Queen Victoria visit Aston Hall Birmingham, White Metal medal, 45 mm diam’ 

N#414376 

 Item description from the seller: 

UK - Aston Hall, Birmingham 
Commemorating - Queen Victoria visit, 15th June 1858
Obverse = View of Aston Hall. Erected 1620.
Reverse = Details commemorating H.M. visit
Metal = Nickel/White Metal
Diameter =45mm / Weight = 33 Grams 

Picked up a job lot of medals on Ebay for this one in particular: Edward VIII proposed coronation aluminium medal.

Unlisted in the major catalogues for these issues, Giordano, and Whittlestone & Ewing. I've only seen 2 other copies in 15 years of collecting this theme, so pleased to get this one.

Just come across this in a local shop…

It seems to be some sort of medallion from an antiques importer in Curacao and appears to be silver - 26mm x 1.8mm.  Can anyone help with any more info?

shivadescending

Picked up a job lot of medals on Ebay for this one in particular: Edward VIII proposed coronation aluminium medal.

Unlisted in the major catalogues for these issues, Giordano, and Whittlestone & Ewing. I've only seen 2 other copies in 15 years of collecting this theme, so pleased to get this one.

 

Nice medal !

Interestingly, KG VI memorabilia is often worth more than KE VIII items, simply because after the abdication the decision was made to stick with the proposed date of the coronation that had been set for crowning of King Edward.  This meant that there was very little time to arrange for the production of bespoke King George memorabilia and an awful lot of unwanted items being sold off of a King that was no more.

 One addition 

‘ANNA AVSTRIACA FRANC ET NAVAR REGINA – cast Bronze Medal Cliché. c.1830’ 

[Possibly by Achille Collas (1795-1859)] 

 
 Not on Numista 

 As it is a cliché then no idea what would be on the other side. 

Guessing it was a test pressing before this 1642 medal (with loop) was made > 

https://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/773247 

 Medal of Anne of Austria, Queen of France, commemorating the founding of 

the College of Nanterre - Jean Darmand (c.1600 - 1669) 

Date - 1642

Materials - Bronze

Measurements - 506 mm (Height); 503 mm (Diameter)

Place of origin - Paris 

https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/x46294 

 'In the context of medals, a cliché is a struck medal that is so thin that the obverse 

design appears in reverse on the reverse. It is often a trial strike. It is always uniface'. 

 Two additions 

‘Netherlands Jeton’ 

[DOMI NBDOD  DO  BDP // BDO  SOONBM BDO  NPBDO] 

Still not sure of identity. 

‘Antique c1890 Sunday School White Metal Medal Allen & Moore. Thy Creator Youth’ 

[REWARD OF SUPERIOR MERIT] 

 That first side looks similar to a Venus penny, but most 

have her holding something in her lowered right hand - 

not in her raised left hand like that. 

 The other side can not find anywhere - a shield divided 

into five parts - lines, fleurs, lion, stripes, with lion in centre. 

A couple of additions to my UK political medals

Winston Churchill 80th birthday 1954 (still PM at the time)

UK EEC Referendum 1975

I just added this 1970s Franklin Mint commemorative to the catalog

I wish I could figure out how to photograph a mirror like silver proof without the camera appearing on the coin…

Here is another piece of Franklin Mint foldirol that I got today.

One of a series of 135, Flags of the United Nations.

This one is 50.6mm x 25.3mm, and almost 40 grams, a nice hefty ingot.

They are all the same height, but the length varies depending on the proportions of the national flags. I did not know flags varied so much that way.  

I have about 25 of these now, and keeping an eye out for others.

 One addition last night 

‘1887 Jubilee Commemorative Medal Queen Victoria Weight 33g’ 

[IN COMMEMORATION OF THE JUBILEE REIGN OF H G M QUEEN VICTORIA 1837-1887] 

N#436084 [silver] 
N#434946 [pewter] 

 Not sure until it arrives which metal, but looks more like silver. 

 One addition 

Medal Burial of Napoleon at St Helena, Great Britain 1821 Token - Thomason & Jones' 

[DIED 5 MAY BURIED IN RUPERTS VALLEY ST. HELENA 9 MAY 1821 / THOMASON] 
N#192441 

Just found this Replica coin in a pile of circulation coins collected from a friend today…

It's not much of a find, but we don't appear to have it listed yet.  It doesn't seem to have WRL stamped anywhere, so I'm not sure who has produced it (approx.  17mm x 1mm - so quite small)   I assume it's a copy of some sort of Roman Britannia coin, possibly Antonius Pius - Any suggestions?

 One addition last night 

‘GB 1820. White Metal Medal’ 

[CAROLINE QUEEN OF ENGLAND // I RISE BY MY DIFFICULTIES / MDCCCXX] 

N#396662 

 Except mine has a little more detail on the reverse. 

 One addition tonight 

‘Flanders French - Ordination and Sacre de L’Archbishop of Cologne (Köln) 1707’ 

[VENI DATOR MVNERVM // CONSECRATIO CLEMENTIS ARCHIEPISCOPI COLONIENSIS] 

 It's my sixth Chronogram item - where adding any Roman Numerals [MDCLXVI] shown on 

it add up to the date. Namely: CCI+CLMI+CIICI+CLII / 201+1151+203+152 = 1707 total. 
 My other five are in the topic: https://en.numista.com/forum/topic156159.html#p1229198 

 Other details - 

Reference: Feuardent# 7232
Diameter: 28.4 mm 
Weight: 6.17 gr 
Metal: Red copper

Obverse: Mitre, cross and crosier under a radiant dove (the Holy Spirit).
Obverse legend: VENI DATOR * MVNERVM * 

  (I have come to give the Sacraments) 

Reverse: Legend in four lines in an olive wreath.
Reverse legend: CONSECRATIO / CLEMENTIS / ARCHIEPISCOPI / COLONIENSIS 

  (Consecration of Clemens, Archbishop of Cologne) 

 This token was struck for Joseph Clément during his stay in Lille, where he received 

the subdiaconate [Subdeacon] from Fénelon and then the Consecration. 

https://www.cgbfr.com/flandre-francaise-ordination-et-sacre-de-larcheveque-de-cologne-koln-ttb,fjt_836290,a.html 

 Same item, but silver plated copper. 

Well, that is just amazing! Never heard of a chronogram before , thanks for the enlightenment! 🍺

 Thanks! I love them ❤️ 

I have more 1970s Franklin mint.

This is a 2 gram ‘mini-ingot’ version of the Flags of the UN series. 147 different ones.

Well, I just discovered this thread (I've been posting in the one in general) 

I picked up this medal today, it's a little bit of history from my home state.  I don't seem to see it in the catalog yet so later this evening if I can find some time I'll try to get it added.   .   
N#340258



 

I also picked up this token from Okinawa, and a trade dollar from a religious book store in Texas in one of my monthly bulk coin bag purchases. 

N#469455
N#44762

I didn't really have any intention in collecting tokens and trade dollars but I don't know now that I have a few I feel like there's room in a binder for a few more… haha. 
 

Some masonic shekels and a Masonic penny just came in.

Just posted a question I have about one of them here.

Masonic symbols – Numista

Got this today in a junk box for 0.75 Cents. I don't have any books on UK medals so any information would be appreciated.

 A lot of information on here - on another in the series [same reverse] > 

https://coins.www.collectors-society.com/wcm/CoinView.aspx?sc=773596 

 - including what the monogram letters are - P S Co - Peter Skidmore Company. 

 There are a lot in the series, I am finding. 

‘London Churches & Gates Series’ - with various D&H numbers. 

All with 1797 obverse - DEDICATED TO COLLECTORS OF MEDALS & COINS. 

 Some pictures to follow … 

 Not yet found out how many there are - here is a list of some, all signed Jacobs   

01 ALLHALLOW'S LOMBARD STREET Built 1672 

02 ALLHALLOWS THAMES ST. Built 1683 

03 BISHOPS GATE Built 1733 

04 BRIDGE-GATE Built 1728 

05 CHRIST-CHURCH SURR[E]Y BUILT 1737 

06 LUDGATE Built 1686 

07 PADDINGTON NEW-CHURCH AD 1791 [yours] 

08 ST. ANN'S ALDERS GATE Built 1680 

09 ST. BENNET PAUL'S-WHARF AD 1691 

10 ST. GEORGE'S QUEEN SQUARE Built 1706 

11 ST. GILES'S IN THE FIELDS Built 1733 

12 ST. MARGARET PATTENS LITTLE TOWER ST. 

13 ST. MICHAEL WOOD ST. BUILT 1671 

14 ST. PETER'S CORN HILL Built 1670 

15 ST. SEPULCHER SNOW-HILL 

16 ST. STEPHEN'S WALBROOK Built 1676 

 Just showing the first four - I also have the pictures of those 12 others 

01  02  

03 04  

 Lastly here is his history. Still looking for a list of all those tokens  

 Ah, there are a huge 88 tokens in the series 

https://www.baldwin.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/AUCTION112DEANE3_v2_sm.pdf 

from which page 60 of 132 in that PDF shows some of them 

ZacUK

 Not yet found out how many there are - here is a list of some, all signed Jacobs   

 

07 PADDINGTON NEW-CHURCH AD 1791 [yours] 

Thank you for this information!! It appears mine is a replica then, because I see no “Jacobs” on it, but still quite interesting.

 Maybe he did not sign all of them; here is another similar 

 similarly on 01 of those 4 earlier - and these two, for example … 

From one of the few books I do have on UK tokens I was able to find this thanks to you.

The Token Book

Yet more Franklin mint collector silver. 

In the 1980's,  another silver flags-of-the-world series of mini- ingots was issued, electro-plated gold.

I stumbled upon a little lot of these recently.  24 in all. (there were eventually 147) 

They seem to have been issued in alphabetical order. I got Afhanistan thru Burma , and France thru Guyana. 

The sealed packages suffered water damage, with tarnishing evident.

This gave me excuse to take them all out and clean them with alcohol. The paper and the plastic both had decayed and left residue.

The tarnish colors on the gold are very interesting, and were not altered by an alcohol bath.

The engraving is impressive. These are only 9mm tall.

Now they are snug and dry in safe-flips, until I think what to do with them, and likely when Ive gotten more.

I was trying to find this link last week.. thanks Mr.Midnight.

all new stuff from my recently trip to Europe. I’m a sucker for these and only collect them as souvenirs randomly, but ive acquired quite the collection over the years 

Oh wow, didn't know we had these, so I will stop showing medals in the coin thread then.

Olivar Cromwell - part of a series of medallions from the Sentimental Magazine 1773 - this one is either silver or silvered copper. Noticed archaic spelling and off centred striking, thought this was silver, but its only silvered as a reference I found, said the copper medallions cost 6d and silvered copper 9d, although competition winners got silver medals. This one weighs 5.45gram, the same weight as copper so is likely plated. High grade and very nice.

A Deadman's penny, for a Scottish light infantry man “Parlane McFarlane” a name that rolls off the tongue. The weirdest thing was buying this in a shop in Christchurch, New Zealand (Obviously his family migrated). He was killed at Gallipoli (Although after the Anzac landings and before Chunuk Bair). I have always wanted a Deadmans Penny, a 120mm, 330 gram slab of bronze. I keep it in a nice box out of respect too.

ashlobo

I was trying to find this link last week.. thanks Mr.Midnight.

 

all new stuff from my recently trip to Europe. I’m a sucker for these and only collect them as souvenirs randomly, but ive acquired quite the collection over the years 

 

I can identify the top one - that's from the Tower of London (Royal Armouries). They have coin pressing machines inside the White Tower.  I got mine there a couple of years ago when we went to see the crown jewels.  Also see:

N#444796

N#310985

N#318692

N#367186

 Four additions yesterday, from the same seller so saving postage 

‘1588 Token to identify’ [Netherlands] Dugn# 3206 [27,00 mm, 3,41 g] 

[PER SAXA PER IGNES / ? ? ? 1588 // SOLATVR CONSCIENTIA ET FINIS / 15N88] 

[Not currently on Numista] 
 

‘[1586] Token to identify’ [France] Unknown# 983 [28,00 mm, 4,75 g] 

 [More details of similar item] 

[NIL NISI CONSILIO // REX COELO VINDICE TVTVS] 

[Not currently on Numista] 
 

‘Jeton. Henri III - Ile de France, Administration Municipale - Type à la nef’ Feu# 3385 

 [Better condition obverse example] 

[PROSPERATVM EST OPVS IN MANI- EIVS / NORIBE // FLVCTVAT NEC MERGITVR / CK] 
N#309788 

‘Jeton. Médecine de Paris - Philippe Hecquet 1714’ Feu# 4536 

[PH HECQUET ABBAV M P DE / NR // MONSTRAT ITER / 1714] 
N#124744 

 One [well-loved / lower condition] addition today 

‘Germany 1757 Rosbach Lissa Battle 28mm Medal’ 

[FREDERIC KING OF PRUSSIA / LISSA DEC 5 // WE SUBMIT PRISONERS OF WAR / DEC 19 1757] 

 So … after rotating the seller's pictures, to try and read the lettering … 

N#107260 

N#110304 

N#118449 

 those three are the only similar Rosbach items on here. 

From a combination of those managed to work out the Obverse lettering.

Some searches elsewhere for the Reverse found these other three .. 

 The first is similar, but looks to have nothing above the lower scenery. 

The second looks more promising, but not the right shape. 

The third is much closer but still slightly different. 

 Though at least now also got the lettering for it. 

LDC63

ashlobo

I was trying to find this link last week.. thanks Mr.Midnight.

 

all new stuff from my recently trip to Europe. I’m a sucker for these and only collect them as souvenirs randomly, but ive acquired quite the collection over the years 

 

I can identify the top one - that's from the Tower of London (Royal Armouries). They have coin pressing machines inside the White Tower.  I got mine there a couple of years ago when we went to see the crown jewels.  Also see:

N#444796

N#310985

N#318692

N#367186

 

Yes that’s right. Im like a bug attracted to any medal vending machine i see lol. i had last been to the tower back in 2007. A friend had not seen it yet, so I accompanied him and ended up seeing aquite a few things that I either missed last time or just couldn’t remember. 
the other medals are from France, primarily the Bretagne region 

 One addition 

‘Rakepfennig, Nuremberg, Hans Krauwinckel 1601’ 

[LVCRETIA LVX ROMANA / 1601 // RECHPFENNING HANSEN KRAVWINCK / HK] 
N#313869 

I found a nice little lot of these. 

There is just under an ounce of sterling silver here. 

They have been handled, and one of them (Sierra Leon) has been holed! 😁

 One addition 

'Duchess de Wurtemberg Jeanne D'arc Medallion 1837' 

[MARIE D'ORLEANS DUCHESSE DE VVURTEMBERG / MONTAGNY // 

STATUE DE JEANNE DARC / ? 1837 / MONTAGNY F] 

ZacUK

 One addition 

 

'Duchess de Wurtemberg Jeanne D'arc Medallion 1837' 

 

[MARIE D'ORLEANS DUCHESSE DE VVURTEMBERG / MONTAGNY // 

STATUE DE JEANNE DARC / ? 1837 / MONTAGNY F] 

“?” = MO. F.

- monogramme “MO” = signature de la sculptrice: princesse Marie d'Orléans

- F = Fécit?

https://pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/palissy/IM45003499

 Ah yes, I see what it is now. Merci. Thank you, most helpful. :) 

(fr) Précisions sur l'inscription
MO (lettres entrelacées, monogramme) F 

(en) Registration details
MO (interlaced letters, monogram) F 

 [I made that as an example] 

ZacUK

 Ah yes, I see what it is now. Merci. Thank you, most helpful. :) 

 

(fr) Précisions sur l'inscription
MO (lettres entrelacées, monogramme) F 

(en) Registration details
MO (interlaced letters, monogram) F 

 [I made that as an example] 

C'est exactement ça! 👍

 One addition 

‘1858 Marriage of Princess Royal and Frederick Wilhelm of Prussia Medal’ 

[THE PRINCE OF PRUSSIA & THE PRINCESS ROYAL OF ENGLAND] 

N#414370 

ZacUK

 One addition tonight 

 

‘1761 George 3rd Bronze Coronation Medal Crude Style 40mm’ 

 

[CHARLOTTE QUEEN OF ENGLAND CROWND SP 22 1761] 

N#405347 

I like, I have this one

Copper - 40mm, could be same maker as lettering looks similar, the grade is high VF, but worn enough to make the royals look like they have Botox!

 That is very nice - never seen that medal before. Thanks :)