Very rare medal commemorating the defeat of the Ottoman siege of Vienna in 1683.
Medal by H. Haffner, minted in Nuremberg.
Medal is dated in the form of a chronogram on both sides, which is quite unusual for this type of issue.
Significant number of medals were minted to commemorate the great defeat of the Turks at Vienna in 1683. However, this item was designed by the Nuremberg engraver H. Haffner in a rather unusual way, as both sides of this medal are more often found in combination with other reverses. The obverse is paired with a reverse depicting a fleeing Turkish army, and the current reverse (used as the obverse) is paired with a reverse depicting storks nesting peacefully on a Viennese chimney.
Obverse: plan of besieged Vienna with the palace and great cathedral, all within the defensive walls, above the Danube, around the besiegers' camp
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Reverse: military trophy with two Turkish prisoners tied at the base, above the zodiac signs from July to September
DefensorIbVs IstIs FortIbVs atqVe PIIs praeCLara VIenna triVMphat
Diameter 43 mm, weight 33.16 g
