Medal of Leopold I and the Battle of Vienna Artist: Unknown

1683

Numismatics

By appointment, Pratt Study Room
Medium

Silver

Dimensions

22.32 g, 12:00, 38.5 mm

Credit Line

Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001, Gift of Joseph Mihalyi

Accession Number

2001.87.28617

Geography

Made in Hungary

Culture

Hungarian

Period

17th century

Classification

Numismatics

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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: * DIE ADLERS BURCK BESCHIRME FERNER GOTT. UND UNGLUCK TREFF DIE BOSE TURKEN ROTT. Skyline of Vienna with army attacking city walls. Bird flying in uppermost field carrying two shields and with a laurel branch in mouth.

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: 1683 DEN 14 IULIST WIENN VON TURKN BELAGERT MITFEUERUND STURMENS. WOCHEN BEAG STIGT. UND DEN 12 SEPT. VON K. M. LEOPOLDO. I. IT HILFF DEROALIIRTN ENT SPZT. UND DER FEIND MIT VER, LASSUNG STUCK. U. PAGAGE DAVON DAVON GESCHLAGENWOR DE. GOIT SEYGE DANCRT. In thirteen lines. Between 1683, circular wreath with LEOP. DGR. I. bust r.
Provenance
Stack's, New York, October 21, 1977, cat. 305, lot 257; Joseph Mihalyi; Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., 1977–2001; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
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medals

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