Sweden, a medal struck in 1826 to commemorate the death of Arvid Wittenberg in 1657 in Zamość
Arvid Wittenberg was a field marshal of the Swedish army appointed by Charles X Gustav prior to the Swedish Deluge;
He accepted, among other things, the surrender of the Polish forces at Ujście in Greater Poland, captured Kraków, and commanded the defense of Warsaw
and, after its surrender, was imprisoned in the fortress in Zamość, where he died of natural causes.
Obverse: a bust in armor facing right, with the initial “E” on the sleeve; legend: ARV•WITTENBERG COM•RS•DUX TORMENTARIORUM•;
Reverse: a soaring eagle with lightning bolts in its talons and the inscription
ARMIS VICTR•CAROLO X / PRAELATIS, VARSOVIA / FORTITER DEFENSA• / OB•1657•
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