Very rare medal minted on the occasion of the restoration of the Polish throne to Augustus II the Strong, after the Battle of Poltava in 1709.
Medal by Grosskurt, signed on the obverse.
Medal practically unlisted on the auction market, with only one record on the Coinarchives website.
Beautifull piece with strong mint luster.
Obverse: figure of the king in armour, with a sceptre in his right hand, standing under a canopy, on him a royal robe and the elephant order, next to it on the right side a pedestal, on the wall of which a Polish eagle, and on the headboard a crown, in the section GROSKURT F
AUGUSTUS II POLONIAR REX AUGUSTISSIMUS
Reverse: inscription in ten lines
REGNO GLORIAM SENATUI DIGNITATEM NOBILITATI SPLENDOREM POPULO LEGES OMNIBUS TRANQUILLITATEM RESTITUIT
Edge: NUBILA SARMATIAE SIC SIDERA LAETA SERENANT
Diameter 53 mm, weight 58.50 g
