Rare medal from the series dedicated to the Peace of Altranstadt, concluded on September 24, 1706, between August II and King Charles XII of Sweden, ending the Third Northern War.
A medal of this type was also in the collection of Franciszek Hr. Potocki.
Very nice presentation.
The only piece with the highest mark in the NGC registry.
Piece with a clearly preserved mint mirror.
Rare, striking numismatic piece, sporadically listed on the auction market.
Obverse: head of Charles XII without decoration, in section the year MDCCVI
CAROL XII R SVEC PACIFICATOR (Charles XII king of Sweden peacemaker).
Reverse: two shields, on upper shield Polish eagle, on lower shield Saxon coat of arms, between inscription FELICITAS (happiness)
SARMATIAE ET SAXONIAE (Sarmatia and Saxony).
Silver, diameter 26 mm
Edward Raczynski writes about this item as follows: "The terms of the Treaty of Altranstadt and the effects it had on the fate of our homeland, as well as on the fate of Saxony and Sweden, are well known; we will not dwell on the subject, which we leave to historians, we will only mention the numismatics placed here.
The medal under the number 323, as far as we can judge from the inscriptions, was minted at the inspiration of the Swedish government or at least in its spirit."
