34 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1914. 
been presented to individuals for special services, and, representing 
many phases of United States history, it offers an excellent field for 
study. 
The foreign coins and medals have been installed in geographical, 
alphabetical and chronological arrangement, the geographical being 
by continents in the following order, namely, Europe, Africa, Asia; 
and the alphabetical by countries in each of the continents, the 
colonies of each country, wherever situated, being associated with it. 
The European collection begins with Austria, followed by Belgium, 
of which there are a number of interesting pieces relating to the 
stirring events of the Revolution of 1830. After Denmark comes the 
British Empire with an especially large representation. The coins 
of the Empire, including its possessions, fill a case, and succeeding 
them is an important series of English historical medals ranging 
from the sixteenth century to the present day. Especially note- 
worthy are the portrait medals of the sixteenth century and a hand- 
some set of medals issued during the nineteenth century commemorat- 
ing notable events in the history of the city of London. The coinage of 
France is poorly illustrated, but this is more than atoned for by the 
splendid series of French historical medals, the bulk of which belong 
to the Henry Adams and George Brown Goode collections, which 
compose, in fact, the greater portion of the foreign medal representa- 
tion in the Museum, the former aggregating nearly 1,000 and the latter 
about 500 specimens. This series commences with comparatively re- 
cent issues commemorating the reigns of the French sovereigns from 
Pharamond, 420-428, to Napoleon ITI, 1851-1871, and is followed by 
miscellaneous medals relating to events from the reign of Louis XII, 
1498-1515, to that of Louis XITT, 1610-1643. There is a nearly com- 
plete set of the medals struck during the reigns of Louis XIV, 
1643-1715, and Louis XV, 1715-1774; and the thrilling period of the 
French Revolution from 1789 to 1799 is well represented by designs 
striking in character and import. The French medallic art of the 
early part of the nineteenth century is illustrated by a number of 
examples of fine medals struck during the reigns of Louis XVIII, 
Charles X, and Louis Philippe. Following these is a large number 
af portrait medals commemorating the careers of noted men of 
French history, statesmen, authors, and others. 
Of Germany there is also an excellent presentation, beginning 
with the coins of the various independent States and continuing 
with those of the Empire founded in 1871, the arrangement of the 
medals being the same. Especially noteworthy is the series of com- 
memorative coins issued by the sovereigns of Bavaria during the 
early part of the nineteenth century. The independent States 
and the Kingdom of Italy are similarly illustrated, and in connec- 
