Commemorative Medals and Banknotes - Baldwin's

541 Vatican, Innocent XII (1615-1691-1700), Pignatelli,
small Silver Annual Medal, Year 2, by Hamerani,
bust right in tiara, rev Pope receives prisoners,
32mm (Linc 1542); Benedict XIV (1675-1740-1758),
Lambertini, Silver Annual Medal, Year 7, bust right,
rev Pope carried in litter, 39mm (Linc 1823). Both
fine, the second with large piercing. (2) £80-100
542 Vatican, Pius IX (1792-1846-1878), Mastai-Ferretti,
small Copper Medals (2), one by J S & A B Wyon,
1846, on his election, 30mm (Linc -); White Metal
Medals (3), 1846 (2), by J Moore and Allen &
Moore, for S Weiss, and 1850, by Massonet; Leo
XIII (1810-1878-1903), Pecci, Copper Medals (4),
two with architectural reverses, 30mm to 55mm;
and an earlier White Metal Medal of Innocent XI.
Last about fine, the others very fine. (10) £80-120
543 Vatican, Leo XII, Gilt-silver Annual Medal, Year 2,
bust left in tiara, rev opening the Holy Door, 43mm
(Linc 2109), suspension loop removed and some tooling,
very fine; small Bronze Medal, by Cerbara, Year
2, 31.5mm (Linc 2108), good very fine; and a small
Silver Medal of Gregory XVI, rev BENEMERENTI,
32mm, suspension loop removed, fine. (3) £60-80
544 Vatican, Pius XI, Ratti (1857-1922-1939), Silver
Medal, 1925, by Mistruzzi, bust left, rev Holy Door
with Saints above, 45mm (Rin 119), scuffed, very
fine; other Silver Medals (3), John Paul I, Paul VI,
John XXIII; Philippines, Papal Visit 1970, Peso,
extremely fine or nearly so; Sweden, Bronze Medal of
Gustav I Vasa (1496-1523-1560), from Hedlinger’s
series of Swedish monarchs, 33mm, extremely fine.
(6) £100-150
MALTA
545 Egypt, Eighth September Celebrations, Port Said,
Silver Medal, 1937, Maltese Cross, rev date stamped,
36mm. Matt surface, about extremely fine, rare. £40-60
The 8 September 1565 saw the end of the Great Siege of Malta
and the date became Malta’s National Day.
NETHERLANDS
546 William IV, Prince of Orange (1711-1751),
Stadtholder, Copper Medal, 1747, by J and J
A Dassier, armoured bust left, rev Wilhem, as
Roman warrior, urging seated Genius of the
Netherlands to defend the country, MOVEBIT
FORTIS IN ARMA VITROS, 54.5mm (vL I, 234, 24).
Extremely fine. £100-150
547 Rotterdam, New Constitution, Silver Medal, 1787,
wreath and sword laid on altar, GEHOUW EN
GETROUW, rev legend on mantle, draped below city
arms, S – C, 37mm. Extremely fine. £80-120