An impressive item.
A later, very good rendition of a beautiful medal by Sebastian Dadler. Minted to commemorate the liberation of Smolensk from the siege of the Muscovites.
A very large, richly detailed medal by a prominent Gdansk medalist.
This medal is considered one of the most attractive and valuable Polish medals. Prices of well-preserved pieces from the original mintage exceed 100,000 zlotys.
Signed SD at the bottom of the reverse.
Obverse: Wladyslaw IV on horseback, accepting the surrender of the enemy army, against the background of a panorama of Smolensk and a military camp. In the rim an inscription.
Reverse: the king pinning his horse, at the head of the army, accepting the Turkish and Swedish envoys, with an angel placing a laurel wreath on his head.
Tin, diameter 80 mm, weight 145 g.
