Rare medal by JF Holzhaeusser, signed under the king's neck.
Prize issue from the period of Poniatowski's reign. According to motto on the reverse: "PRO FIDE GREGE ET LEGE" (For Faith, People and Law), was awarded by the king to distinguished persons who did not yet have orders or the "Merentibus" medal.
Mint luster on both sides.
Light surface hairliness.
Obverse: head of the king with royal binda in his hair, facing right
STANISLAUS AUSUSTUS DG REX POLONIAE MD LITUA
Reverse: crowned, five-field coat of arms shield, surrounded by a ribbon with the Order of the White Eagle, above oak and palm branches
PRO FIDE GREGE ET LEGE
Diameter 40 mm, weight 25.32 g
