Commemorative Medal - Innocent XI (The Battle of Párkány) 1684 front Commemorative Medal - Innocent XI (The Battle of Párkány) 1684 back
Commemorative Medal - Innocent XI (The Battle of Párkány) 1684 photo
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Commemorative Medal - Innocent XI The Battle of Párkány

1684 year
Silver 29.19 g 38 mm
Description
Location
Papal States
Pope
Innocent XI (Innocentius XI) (1676-1689)
Type
Medals › Commemorative medals
Year
1684
Composition
Silver
Weight
29.19 g
Diameter
38 mm
Shape
Round
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-11-14
References
Numista
N#318554
Rarity index
100%

Reverse

Madonna with child seated on a bastion, war flag below and scene from the battle.
An inscription above and under in 3 lines

Script: Latin

Lettering:
SVB • TVVM • PRAESIDIVM •

TVRCIS • AD • PARKAN • CES
IS • A • IOANNE • III • POL •
REGE • A • 1684

Comment

The Battle of Párkány (Turkish: Ciğerdelen Savaşı) was a battle fought between October 7–9, 1683 in the town of Párkány, Hungary (today: Štúrovo, Slovakia) and was a decisive milestone in the liberation of Hungary from the Ottomans.