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Poniatowski, Medal to Commemorate the Kidnapping of the King 1771 Oexlein

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Grade: AU
Reference: Raczyński 520, Hutten-Czapski 3124

An interesting medal, the creation of which Raczynski described as follows: "An unheard-of coincidence gave to mint this medal abroad, as in Poland no one would ever have thought to immortalize a memento of such a scurrilous crime...".

Signed on the obverse: I. L. Oexlein.

Red spot at bottom of obverse and reverse.

Rare print in tin (known, among others, from the collection of Gen. J. Węsierski).

Obverse: king in Roman costume attacked by two furies, from clouds Divine hand holding king, in rim legend:
NOLITE TANGERE CHRISTOS MEOS, in section HORA X NOCT D III NOV MDCCLXXI.

Reverse: Providentia escorts the king to the Castle in Warsaw, at the top inscription:
OCVLI DOMINI SVPER IVSTOS, in section FIDA POLONIA GAVDET;

Tin, diameter 43.7 mm, weight 23.15 g.


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Auction 10 - Stationary Grand Hotel Rzeszow
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12 November 2022 CET/Warsaw
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