Medal - War in Silesia

Location Prussia, Kingdom of
Year 1741
Type Commemorative medal
Composition Silver
Weight 9.95 g
Diameter 32.38 mm
Thickness 1.75 mm
Shape Round
Technique
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge Smooth
Period
Notice
Reference(s)
Obverse description Woman in mourning, leaning on a shield representing the Prussian eagle, seated in front of the tomb of Charles VI, who died in 1740 of intoxication after eating amanites. In the background, a rising sun, with the legend above starting at 8 o`clock. The exergue shows the date of Charles VI`s death.
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering NACH UNSERER FRIEDENS SONNE PRANGEN CAROL. VI 1740
Reverse description Battlefield with numerous corpses, tree on the left, smoke in the background. Above, the March symbol in a radiant star. Surrounding caption, in the exergue the phrase `Krieg in Schlesien` and the vintage of the First Silesian War.
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering IST MARS MIR BLUTROTH AUFGEGANGEN KRIEG IN SCHLESIEN 1741
Mintage
Numisquare ID 8781719760
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