Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals

FRANCE, Société Française de Numismatique, cast medals for the annual Journées Numismatique (6), 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2011, various sizes; ITALY, Centenary of the Societa’ Numismatica Italiana, 1992, a high-relief gilt plaque, 54mm; POLAND, XXV Lat Sekcji Numizmatycznej w Lodzi, 1986, a bronze medal, unsigned, 70mm, XII Sesia Stalei Konferencii Muzeow, Archiwow, Bibliotek Polskich na Zachodzie, 1990, bronze medals (2, one plated), both unsigned, Pope John Paul II presenting Jan Krasnodebski with a diploma, 90mm; together with other base metal medals of numismatic interest (4), from Belgium, France and Hungary [14]. Generally extremely fine; the 1986 medal in case of issue £80-£100

Provenance: R.H. Thompson Collection.

Jan Janus Krasnodebski (1930-2013), a noted bibliophile who began collecting coins in 1937, was a particular friend of the late Robert Thompson, they having met at the International Numismatic Congress in Copenhagen in 1967