Extremely rare medal of the king of Poland, Augustus III of the Saxon, minted by him as a Saxon elector.
Issue on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of liberation city of Freiberg from the Swedish siege.
Medal by Christian Sigmund Wermuth, signed W on the obverse.
Coin not appearing in the trade right at all.
According to Coinarchives, the last listing was from 2011 and overall only six listings over the years.
Specimen is very well preserved, with a delicate, dark patina.
Obverse: seated goddess of peace on the right side, miner carrying ore, view of the city in the distance
Reverse: inscription in ten lines
Diameter 34 mm, weight 14.50 g
The rich silver deposits made the mining town of Freiberg a target of Swedish conquests several times. After the Swedish field marshal Johan Banér failed to capture Freiberg in March 1639, his colleague Lennart Torstensson attacked the city again at the end of December 1642. The Swedes subjected Freiberg to heavy shelling in January and February 1643, but the imperial garrison and citizens under the command of Lt. Schweinitz defended themselves bravely. When Imperial General Piccolomini advanced with a massive army, Torstensson broke the siege on February 17, 1643.
