Rare medal, minted on the occasion of the victory of John III Sobieski in the Battle of Vienna.
Design by the outstanding Gdańsk medallist J. Höhn the Younger, signed under the bust with a ligature JH.
Large, impressive and extremely plastic medal with a very high relief.
Obverse: bust of John III seen from the side, clothes such as those used by ancient Roman Emperors
JOAN III DG REX POLONIARUM, that is: John III, by the grace of God, King of Poland.
Reverse: panorama of the city of Vienna, above it two crowned eagles tearing a crescent, below a visible camp and two Turks with their hands tied behind their backs, above the inscription NEC LUNA DUABUS (neither the moon can cope with two), below the inscription VIENNA LIBERATA MDCLXXXIII D XII SEPT (Vienna liberated in 1683 on 12 September)
Silver, diameter 57 mm, weight 73.64 g
