Coronation medal of Joseph I as King of Hungary, minted for the king's coronation in 1687 in Pressburg (Bratislava).
Medal with a hole.
Gilded bronze.
Obverse: bust of young Joseph I, above him two Putti holding spears with crowns and laurel wreaths, at the top a sash with the inscription: DIE SEGEN KOMMEN AUF DAS HAUBT IOSEPHS Gen 49
Reverse: Emperor Leopold I crowns the young King Joseph I, the inscription PRESBURG on the side
TO IOSEPHO PARTEM QUAM TULI DE MANU HOSTIS IN GLADIO GEN 48, in the episode IOSEPHVS PRIMVS IN INFERIORI / ATQVE SVPERIORI HVNAGRIA REX PIVS / AVGVSTVS ARCHI: / DVX AVSTRIÆ
Diameter 45 mm, weight 42.93 g
