Liberation of Dresden from the Prussians

Features

Location	Austrian Empire
Emperor	Francis I of Lorraine (1745-1765)
Type	Commemorative medals › Event medals
Year	1759
Composition	Silver plated bronze
Weight	34.70 g
Diameter	46.2 mm
Shape	Round
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 450015
References	Slg. Monte# 1867 Adolph Hess; 1882. Verzeichniss der zur fürstlichen Montenuovo'schen Münzsammlung gehörigen verkäuflichen numismatischen Bücher: Collectio Montenuovo = List of sellable numismatic books belonging to the princely Montenuovo coin collection. Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany. , Gebauer Dresden# 1759.1 Wolfram Gebauer; 2004. Dresdner Münzen, Medaillen, Plaketten und Abzeichen / Volume 3: mit Bezug auf die Stadt, ihre Gebäude und Denkmale. Self-published, Dresden, Saxony, Germany. , FuS# 4418 Friedrich Friedensburg, Hans Seger; 1901. Schlesiens Münzen und Medaillen der neueren Zeit = Silesian Coins and Medals of Modern Times. Vereins für das Museum Schlesischer Altertümer, Wrocław, Poland. , Slg. Julius# 2397 Sammlung Julius; 1958. Krieg und Frieden auf der Medaille und in der Gedenkmünze = War and Peace on the Medal and Commemorative Coin. Münzhandlung R. Gaettens, Heidelberg, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany.

Obverse

Script: Latin

Lettering:
FRANCISCVS M. THERESIA AVGG.
A WIDEMAN

Engraver: Anton Widemann

Reverse

Script: Latin

Lettering:
DRESDA RECEPTA FAMILIA REGIA LIBERTA
ARMIS IMPER ET AVSTR
DIE IV·SEPTEMBRIS
MDCCLIX

Engraver: Anton Widemann

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
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1759

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