Belarus
Medal - Vytautas the Great Grunwald (Tourist Souvenir) ND front Medal - Vytautas the Great Grunwald (Tourist Souvenir) ND back
Medal - Vytautas the Great Grunwald (Tourist Souvenir) ND photo
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Medal - Vytautas the Great Grunwald (Tourist Souvenir) ND front Medal - Vytautas the Great Grunwald (Tourist Souvenir) ND back
© Ankuri

Medal - Vytautas the Great Grunwald (Tourist Souvenir) ND

 
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Description
Location
 Belarus
Type
 Medals › Souvenir medallions
Composition
 Brass
Shape
 Round
Technique
 Milled
Orientation
 Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
 2024-11-12
References
Numista
 N#354437
Rarity index
 97%

Reverse

Heraldic badge of a medieval helmet in the foreground crossed by 2 swords behind it and a banner with the writing "GRUNWALD" on it in front. On top of the badge are the 'Columns of Gediminas'.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
GRUNWALD
1410

Translation: Green Forest (from German - this is the place of a battle in 1410 in modern day Poland)

Comment

From the old castle in Grodno, Belarus (Стары замак), a tourist souvenir commemorating Vytautas the Great and his victory in the Battle of Grunwald (Žalgirio mūšis) in 1410.