A collection of seven antique bronze table medals with relief portraits. The collection includes a portrait Medallion of Isaac Newton (English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, theologian, and author, 1642-1727) reading Isaacus Newtonius by F. Petit; a portrait medal of Denis Diderot (French philosopher, art critic, and writer, 1713-1784) by Domard; a portrait medal of Francois Marie Arouet, better known by his pen name Voltaire (French Enlightenment writer, historian, 1694-1778) by Francois Caunois; a Ludovicus Magnus Rex Christanissimus medal by F. Mauger, and others. An original Goethe Medal, also known as the Goethe-Medaille, is a yearly prize given by the Goethe-Institut honoring non-Germans who have performed outstanding service for the German language and for international cultural relations. It is an official decoration of the Federal Republic of Germany. Presented in an original box and a brochure. Numismatics and collectibles.