Silver-plated brass issue struck to commemorate the Battle of Vienna fought on September 12, 1683. The medal was struck in 1883 in Nuremberg, on the bicentennial of the Relief of Wien.
Made in Lviv by A. Schindler (1859-?), signed on the obverse.
Mint luster on both sides.
Medal from the unique “Collection of Lviv and Galician Medals” of Lech Kokociński, Honorary President of the Polish Numismatic Society.
Obverse: bust of Jan III Sobieski in a laurel wreath, facing right, signature A. SCHINDL on the side, a sash with the inscription JAN III above the bust, above an eagle with spread wings, chainmail shirts with helmets on the sides, below a knight leaning on a shield with the Janina coat of arms
Reverse: knight in chainmail, leaning on a sword, next to him a shield with the inscription in nine lines KTÓŻ TO I WIEDEŃ / OBRONIŁ / I BISURMANÓW / WYGONIŁ / JAN TO TRZECI / NASZ KRÓL PAN / W CAŁEM ŚWIE: / Z MĘZTWA / Z NAN
+200ST LET:ROCZ:OSWOBODZENIA WIEDNIA 12 WRZEŚNIA 1883
Silver-plated brass, diameter 45 mm, weight 26.50 g
