Attractive medal thaler piece commemorating the liberation of Vienna from the Turkish siege, with the name of the Polish king centrally on the reverse (REGIS POLONIE IOAN III PRAESENTIAE VALIDO AVXILIO - with the consciousness and valiant help of King John III of Poland).
A nice, healthy, natural coin.
Obverse: sphere of the world, and on it a two-headed Imperial eagle with the letters L.I on its chest. Around the sphere with the image of Vienna the inscription: SUB UMBRA ALARU TUARU (under the shadow of your wings). At the top the sun with the inscription between the rays: SOLLIGIT AUXILLI RADIOS (gathers rays of help). At the bottom, a crescent moon in the clouds with the inscription VICTAM & REDEGIT IN UMBRA (after defeat was darkened). In the rim: IMPERY MURUM AUSTIACO INTERPONIT IN OBRE (The wall of imperial rule covered the Austrian world).
Reverse: multi-line inscription.
Silver, diameter 44 mm, weight 27.30 g.
