Medal - Friedrich Wilhelm, Battle of Warsaw (Brandenburg) ND (1656) front Medal - Friedrich Wilhelm, Battle of Warsaw (Brandenburg) ND (1656) back
Medal - Friedrich Wilhelm, Battle of Warsaw (Brandenburg) ND (1656) photo
© Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück and Lübke & Wiedemann KG, Leonberg

Medal - Friedrich Wilhelm, Battle of Warsaw Brandenburg ND

1656 year
Gold (.986) 17.38 g 35.20 mm
Description
Location
Margraviate of Brandenburg (German States)
Type
Medals › Commemorative medals
Year
1656
Composition
Gold (.986)
Weight
17.38 g
Diameter
35.20 mm
Shape
Round
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-11-14
References
Numista
N#199087
Rarity index
100%

Reverse

Under radiant sun, a crowned eagle holding a sword and a shield. Two eagles fighting below. A burning landscape below, separated by the river Vistula.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
OPUS HIC ERAT ARBITRO.
MOX MOX RESTINGVI IUVAT.

Engraver: Johann Höhn der Jüngere

Comment

The coin in the main image (17.38g, 35.20 mm, Slabbed NGC MS 63):
◦ Auctioned by Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Auction 331, 30 January 2020, Lot 3. Sold for 40,000 EUR.

Medal struck in the weight of 5 Ducats.