1943

BAVARIA: Maximilian II Emanuel, 1679-1726, AR medal, 1688

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BAVARIA: Maximilian II Emanuel, 1679-1726, AR medal, 1688
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BAVARIA: Maximilian II Emanuel, 1679-1726, AR medal, 1688, Montenuovo-1075, Witt-1499, 43mm, Holy League Siege and Liberation of Belgrade from the Turks, medal by Georg Hautsch, bust of Maximilian right, with long hair falling over armour / plan of the city with confluence of rivers, sun at top, IN VIA VIRTVTE …, PLUS ULTRA, and in cartouche, ALBA GRÆCA RECEPTA, chronogrammatic edge legend, BELGRADVM SVBITO BAVARVS…, some obverse scratches, EF, RR. The Siege of Belgrade in 1688 was the fourth siege of that city, taking place during the Great Turkish War. Maximilian's forces lost 4,000 men in the assault, while the Turks lost 5,000. The Holy League would hold the city for two years, until the Turks returned to besiege it successfully in 1690. Another example sold in Baldwin's Auction 46, Lot 2334 for $2700.