Poland
19th century
Designed by Jozef Tautenhayn, Vienna; Av: Bust of Jan Sobieski to the right, wearing armor and ermine coat, crown on his head, at bottom left signature J.TAUTENHAYN, IOANNES - III - REX - POLONIAE - MAGNVS - DVX - LITHVANIAE - RVSSIAE; Rw: In laurel wreath OB - SOLVTAM - OBSIDIO / VINDOBONAM - FRACTVM / QVE - TVRCARVM - ROBVR / INVICTISSIMO - DVCI / PIO - ANIMO - MEMOR / POSTERITAS / A - MDCCCLXXXIII, around FVLMEN - POLONIAE ✶ LVMEN - EVROPAE ✶ HORROR - ORIENTIS
bronze, 70.3 mm, 136.12 g, rim battered, local patina
