Very rare medal minted for the peace in Altranstadt in 1706.
In the Hutten-Czapski catalog, the rarity is R4, although the auction records show that this medal is practically absent on the auction market.
Medal by the Berlin medalist Friedrich Marl, signed on the king's arm.
Beautifully preserved specimen with mint luster.
Obverse: bust of the king facing right
CAROL XII D G REX SVEC
Reverse: messenger on horseback in a military outfit, cap, coat, military boots with spurs, galloping to the left, raising his hand with a pennant with the word FRIEDE FRIEDE (peace and quiet)
DAS IST VOM HERRN GESCHEHEN & PF CXVIII
Silver, diameter 38 mm, weight 21.59 g