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Auction: 24124 - Spink Numismatic e-Circular 36: British and World Coins and Medals - e-Auction
Lot: 1831

(x) World Coins and Medals (20) | France, Defeat of the Dutch at Martinique, AR Gilt Medal, 1674, by I. Mauger, LUDOVICUS MAGNUS REX CHRISTIANISSIMUS ., bust right, rev. COLONIA FRANCORUM AMERICANA VICTRIX ., Dutch sailor in chains, ship wreck behind, Victory with trumpet flies triumphantly overhead, BATAVIS AD MARTINICAM CAESIS AC FUGATIS . M.DC.LCCIIII. in exergue in three lines, 40mm, 35.98g (Divo 139; van Loon, III, 148), lightly contact marked and previously cleaned, some staining to the edge at 12 o'clock, very fine; France, Marriage of the Dauphin to Marie Therese of Spain, AR Medal, 1747, by F. Marteau, LUD · XV · REX CHRISTIANISS ·, bust right, rev. LUD · DELPHINI ET MARIAE JOS · POL · REGIS ELECT · SAX · FILLAE CONNUBIUM, busts vis-à-vis, IX · FEBRUARII M · DCC · XLVII · in exergue in two lines, 41mm, 31.93g, lightly bagmarked yet with some toning to dark surfaces, bolder very fine; France, Napoleon and the Empress [Marie-Louise of Austria?], AR Medal, c. 1810, by Montagny, Napoleon and Empress in classical dress before altar, rev. AB monogram within floral wreath, MCM below, 28mm, 10.88g, with a handsome lustre and tone, extremely fine; Notaries of Rouen, AR Medal, 1811, by Jaley, NAPOLEON EMP. ET ROI., laureate bust right, rev. LEX EST QUODCUMQUE NOTAMUS, female figure seated at desk dressed in classical attire, NOTAIRES DE L'ARR.T DE ROUEN. SEINE INF.RE MDCCCXI in exergue in three lines, 35mm, 18.52g (Bramsen 1142), heavily hairlined, otherwise toned; Surrender of Napoleon, AR Medal, 1815, by Brenet, NAPOLEON EMP. ET ROI., uniformed bust right, rev. ships at sea, MDCCCXV in legend, 22mm, 6.64g, cleaned, about very fine, mounted for suspension; Death of Napoleon, AR Medal, by Andrieu, c.1821, NAPOLEON EMPEREUR., laureate bust right, rev. 69 | NE A AJACCIO 1769. | EMPEREUR 1804. | SACRE 1804. | ROI D'ITALIE 1805. | MORT | A. STE. HELENE | 1821 in nine lines, 31mm, 14.49g, some faint die flawing and contact marking to otherwise tone fields, bolder very fine; Napoleon III, Notaries of Meaux, Paris, AR Octagonal Jeton, undated, by Barre, NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR, bust left, rev. LEX EST QUODCUMQUE NOTAMUS, earth gauge, COMPAGNIE DES NOTAIRES PARIS in exergue in three lines, 33mm, 19.15g, previously polished, yet now toned, very fine; Napoleon III, Universal Exhibition of Metz, AR Medal, 1861, by G. Bouvet, NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR EUGENIE IMPERATRICE, conjoined and laurelled bust right, rev. . EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE, AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRE, BEAUX ARTS . METZ 1861, crowned arms, 36mm, 21.60g, hints of surface friction to the obverse, otherwise toned, the reverse with a handsome flashy lustre, extremely fine; Portugal, Marriage of Infante John with Princess Charlotte Joaquine de Bourbon and Infanta Maria Anna Vittoria with Prince Gabriel Antonio of Spain, AE Medal, 1785, by J. Gaspar, AUGUSTA CONNUELA . DIUTURNAE . FELICITATIS . PIGNORA, cherubs gather around altar with flaming hearts, rev. GEMINATAM POPULORUM LAETITIAM GRATULATUR C . C . F . N . L . H ., within floral wreath, 42mm, 21.59g (Lamas 75), some deposits to darkened surfaces, otherwise bolder very fine; Portugal, City of Porto Pays Homage to Regent, Prince John, AE Medal, 1799, unsigned, female figure with shield kneels before the Regent, M.D.CC.XCIX. in exergue, rev. IOANNI PORTVG. ET. ALGARB PRINCIPI SVSCEPTO. INTER. PROCELLAS IMPERII. CLAVO CIVITAS. PORTVCALENSIS D in seven lines, 55mm, 43.47g (Lamas 79), some edge bruises, otherwise with pleasing brown surfaces and iridescent tone, extremely fine, scarce; France, Commemoration of the Visit of the Infant Miguel to the Paris Mint, AE Medal, 1824, by Barre, DOM . MIGUEL INFANT DE PORTUGAL VISITE LA MONNAIE R. LE DES MEDAILLES 28 JUILLET 1824, crowned arms, rev. RERUM. GEST. FIDEI. ET. ÆTERN., two female figures standing before minting machine, Æ. E. E. F. F. in exergue, 41mm, 36.94g (Lamas 118, L. Fernandes 96; Collignon 413), previously cleaned, more so to the reverse, otherwise struck up, nearing extremely fine; Belgium, Adolphe Max, Mayor of Brussles, AE Medal, 1914, by G. Devresse, . ADOLPHE MAX BOURGMESTRE DE BRUXELLES ., uniformed three-quarters bust left, rev. . LES VERTUS CIVIQUES . JUSTICE . VIGILANCE . CHARITE, cockerel with scales of justice, 64mm, 97.87g, extremely fine; Belgium, Visit of Albert I and Elisabeth to Brazil, AR Medal, 1920, by G. Devresse, . LL . MM . ALBERT . .ET. ELISABETH, uniformed and diademed bust left, rev. 19 DE SETEMBRO 1920 15 DE OUTUBRO 1920, banner with tree branch behind, 70mm, 121.40g, extremely fine; Belgium, Trandafir Djuvara, Minister of Bulgaria in Brussels, AE Medal, 1920, by G. Devresse, TRANDAFIR G DJUVARA, uniformed bust left, rev. sixteen line inscription, listing cities and dates where he served, 74mm, 141.11g, some darker staining, otherwise extremely fine; Belgium, Death of Queen Astrid, AE Medal, 1936, by G. Devresse, draped bust left, rev. monogram right, rev. seven line inscription, 64mm, 123.69g, extremely fine, in original box of issue; Belgium, Death of Queen Astrid, AE Medal, 1935, by P. Turin, LEOPOLD III ROI DES BELGES, bust right, MCMXXXV below, rev. ASTRID REINE DES BELGES, bust left, MCMXXXV below, 67mm, 158.68g, as struck, in original box of issue; Brazil, Centenary of Independence and International Exposition, Rio de Janeiro, AE Medal, 1923, by G. Devresse, BRAZIL 7 SETEMBRO 1822-1923, kneeling woman reaches up to Victory breaking free of chains, rev. EXPOSICAO . INTERNACIONAL . RIO . DE . JANEIRO . 1922-1923, female figure seated presents laurel wreath to figure holding vase, exposition grounds beyond, 74mm, 130.33g, pleasing brown surfaces, extremely fine; Belgium, To The Heroes Who Died For The Patris, AE Medallion, c. 1915, by René Lalique, Victory holding sword, crowns a dead soldier, rev. AUX HEROS MORTS POUR LA PATRIS, L'AVENIR JAILLIT D' ENTRE LE REPOS DESMORTS CSE DE NOAILLES in six lines, 28mm, 9.41g, a handful of light contact marks, some damage to the gilt on the suspension ring, otherwise about extremely fine; France, Journee du Poilu, AE Uniface Pin Badge, 1915, by René Lalique, soldier grasps an eagle by the neck, JOURNEE DU POILU below, 34mm x 34mm, 9.85g, a most handsome art nouveau design by the renowned French jeweller Lalique, extremely fine; France, Joseph Joffre, Battle of La Marne, AR Medallion, c. 1914, uniformed bust facing, rev. LA MARNE 4 - IX - 1914 H FAUT TENIR JOFFRE, 31mm, 12.18g, some staining to the reverse, otherwise extremely fine, mounted for suspension (20)

The Journee du Poilu pin badges were sold to raise funds in France for the war effort. The direct translation of Poilu is 'the hairy one'. The phrase came to be used as a nickname for regular French infantryman during the First World War, in the same way the name 'Tommy' became synonymous with British soldiers. The word carries the sense of the infantryman's typically rustic, agricultural background, and derives from the bushy moustaches many French soldiers grew.



René Lalique (1860-1945) was a French jeweller, medallist, and glass designer known for his creations of glass art, perfume bottles, vases, jewellery, chandeliers, clocks, and automobile hood ornaments.


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