elverno
CA
United States
I collect coins and medals from the Revolutionary and Napoleonic eras. This spans 1789-1815. The Smith and NP collections were acquired through the generosity of some friends. Any coin that I post
Obverse | Reverse | Description | Year | Country |
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Franco-American Colony. There apparently was an intention to create such a colony and very few... | 1796 | Exonumia Europe | ||
Battle of Camperdown. The British under Duncan defeated a Dutch fleet on October 11, 1797. Though... | 1797 | Exonumia Europe | ||
Espoirs de paix, Austria. A scarce medal that was struck after the Battle of Marengo. An early... | 1800 | Exonumia Europe | ||
Death of William Pitt, Great Britain. The fierce opponent to Napoleon's rule of France, Pitt... | 1806 | Exonumia Europe | ||
8 Reales, Mexico City mint. A remarkable number of chopmarks indicating that it circulated in... | 1798 | Mexico | ||
Centenary of the Accession of the House of Brunswick. The three Georges on the obverse. On the... | 1814 | Exonumia Europe | ||
Coronation of Napoleon I (L'an XIII) One of several varieties of tiny (14 mm) silver jetons... | 1804 | Exonumia Europe | ||
La Reine de Naples. Caroline was Napoleon's sister and in many ways much more ruthless than... | 1808 | Exonumia Europe | ||
5 Sols Monneron token. Easily the most common numismatic item of the French Revolution these... | 1792 | France | ||
Birthday of John Philip Kemble. Kemble was one of the most popular actors on the London stage.... | 1798 | Exonumia Europe | ||
2/3 Batzen, Schwyz Canton.... | 1810 | Switzerland | ||
Scottish Lodge of United Soldiers. Despite the name this is a French Masonic lodge token.... | 1810 | Exonumia Europe | ||
1 Lire, Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy.... | 1811 | Italy | ||
1 Heller, Lippe-Detmold.... | 1812 | Germany | ||
1 Franc, Nantes mint. Mintage for the year was 19,827.... | 1813 | France | ||
2 Sols, Genoese Republic. PRESIDIUM variety.... | 1814 | Italy | ||
5 Kreutzer, Vienna mint. A relatively scarce coin.... | 1815 | Austria | ||
George III, Great Britain. I haven't identified this yet. It looks similar to Worchester D&H 36... | 1788 | Exonumia Europe | ||
Louis XVI by the Lauer workshop in Nuremburg. (France / German States)... | 1791 | Exonumia Europe | ||
2 Sols, Paris mint. Struck from the metal of church bells.... | 1792 | France | ||