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August II the Strong, Medal of the recapture of Kamieniec Podolski 1699

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Reference: Hutten-Czapski 2614 (R4), Slg. Merseb. 1420

A beautifully crafted medal commemorating Poland's recapture of Kamieniec Podolski, which was restored to the Crown by the Peace of Karlovice in 1699.

A thaler-sized medal and sometimes described as such (1.5 thalers).

Striking presentation. No defects, with a mirror preserved in the rim and a nice natural background of open spaces.

A medal with a propaganda character, celebrating the deeds of August II. As we read in the Catalogue of the Royal Castle Collection: "the corona muralis on the head of the personification of Kamieniec Podolski emphasizes the war merits and personal participation of the ruler in the victorious war with Turkey. The recapture of Podolia along with the fortress was in accordance with the obligations contained in the pacta conventa sworn by the king."

Author: Martin Heinrich Omeis (Dresden).

Rare item.

Silver, diameter 44.2 mm, weight 43.55 g.

Obverse: crowned bust in wig, armor and cloak. In the rim:
D G FRID AUGUST POLONIARUM REX DUX & ELECT 1699

Reverse: panorama of Kamieniec Podolski on the Smotrycz River above a kneeling allegory of the city wearing a crown of masonry and with a shield of Podolia. In the rim:
GLORIOSE RECUPERATUM D 22 SEPT CAMINIEC IN PODOLIA.
Happily recovered on September 22 Kamieniec Podolski.

On the rim the inscription: DIVINO ANNVENTE NVMINE EX VOTO NON INIQVO NON INIVISTO FELICITER ET
With divine patronage and according to the wishes of the righteous and just happily (the highlighted letters form a chronostich of the date 1699).


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Auction 19 - winter '23
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02 February 2023 CET/Warsaw
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