Exonumia

"Exonumia" describes the collecting of items such as medals and tokens (see TOKENS: AN OVERVIEW), and the items shown here have been issued by countries, communities, institutions, and individuals. They commemorate worldwide achievements — generally or individually, for good or for evil. World-renowned sculptors designed many of these medals, which you will discover.

A CENTURY OF PROGRESS, CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR, ITALIAN EXHIBIT, 1933 A CENTURY OF PROGRESS, CHICAGO WORLD’S FAIR, BY E. R. ZETTLER, 1933 AMERICAN NUMISMATIC SOCIETY, 1858–1958
ANA 90TH ANNIVERSARY, NEW ORLEANS, BY PAUL VINCZE, 1981 ANTÓNIO CARVALHO DA DILVA PORTO, BY JOÃO DA SILVA, 1950 ART NOUVEAU AWARD, MEDAL BY JOSEPH FISCH, 1948
ASSOCIACAO DE SOCCORROS MUTHOS BEIJING OLYMPICS COMMEMORATIVE, CHINA, 2008 BELGIUM RECOGNITION MEDAL, BY RAYMOND BÉTANNIER, C. 1960
BELGIUM, ANTWERP, 39TH BESTENDIG FESTIVAL, BY JOSUË DUPON, 1928 BEST PRODUCTS, 1966 BOLIVIA, LA FUERZA NACIONAL, 1850
BURT REYNOLDS NUDE CENTERFOLD, 1973 CALENDAR, JHARESREGENT MOND, BY KOTTENSTORFER, 1971 CHARLES DARWIN, EVOLUTION THEORIST, BY JIM AMARAL, 1990s
CITY OF BUENOS AIRES, PASTEUR INSTITUTE, BY C. SFORZA, 1927 CONGRESSO NACIONAL DE MEDICINA IV, BY MARIA IRENE LIMA DE MATOS VILAR, 1980 CZECHOSLOVAKIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, C. 1955
CZECHOSLOVAKIA ACADEMY OF TRADE IN PRAGUE, C. 1955 CZECHOSLOVAKIA SPORTS MEDAL, 1926 ÉCOLE NATIONALE DES ARTS, INDUSTRIELS DE ROUBAIX, BY J.C. CHAPLAIN, C. 1889
EFFORT, BY LOUIS MULLER, CIRCA 1950s ÉLECTRICITÉ DE FRANCE MEDAL, BY HENRI DROPSY, C. 1950 EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE & INTERNATIONALE, BRUSSELS, BY MARCEL RAU, 1958
EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE LIÈGE, 1905, BY PAUL DUBOIS EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE PAX, 1889 FIRST NATIONAL CITY BANK, 150th ANNIVERSARY, BY ENRIC MONJO, 1962
FRANCE, AWARD MEDAL BY G. SIMON, C. 1948 FRANCE, GENERAL UNION OF ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION, BY RAYMOND PELLETIER, 1961 FRANKLIN MINT ANNUAL CALENDAR, LEONARDO DA VINCI, VITRUVIAN MAN, 2002