Medal dedicated to the liberation of the city of Dresden, 1759
Also known as: Medalie dedicată eliberării orașului Dresda, 1759
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1759
Medal dedicated to the liberation of the city of Dresden is held by National Museum of Transylvanian History (Romania), dated 1759. Description supplied by the holding institution: Mark: A. WIDEMAN; Edge: plain raised; Obverse: conjoined busts facing right of Francis I and Maria Theresa; Reverse: Dresden with broken chains and Athena standing before a water god; Exergue: ARMIS IMPER. ET AVSTR/ DIE IV SEPTAMBRIS/ MDCCLIX; Obverse legend: FRANCISCVS: M: THERESIA AVGG:; Reverse legend: DRESDA RECEPTA FAMILIA REGIA LIBERATA; ALBIS; Obverse-reverse alignment: 12; Shape: Circular. The collection record gives measurements 46,1 mm; 34,404 g. Published through Europeana; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- 46,1 mm; 34,404 g
Identification
- Europeana id
- /953/Culturalia_00199a67_8eaa_4f0e_b584_5eb26e9a4dea
- Museum object name
- Medalie dedicată eliberării orașului Dresda
- Holding institution
- National Museum of Transylvanian History
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