An interesting medal in silver-plated copper and gilt, which is an undescribed issue from Raczynski. Piece glued together from two halves - an interesting example of a collector's copy from the 19th century.
Medals similar to it are described as Danzig medals. Raczynski described them as follows: "the composition of these medals and the monotonous inscription on them do not express the circumstances to which they could refer, after all, we conclude that they were minted to commemorate the accession to the Swedish throne of Sigismund III after the death of his father King John III. The people of Gdansk, favorable to King Sigismund, prognosticated to him at that time that with redoubled efforts his fame would double in size."
An identical, though cast piece was sold at 13 WDA auctions.
An item of immense rarity.
Obverse: bust of the king to the right in armor and cloak, on the shoulder cut-off the date 1595 punctuated by initials ID, in the rim the legend:
SIGISMVNDVS III D G-POLONIAE ET SVECIAE REX;
Reverse: Coats of arms of Sweden, the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania surmounted by a crown, on the sides two personifications - of sea power and fertility, above the motto: CRESCIT GEMINATIS GLORIA CVRIS and date 1595;
Silver-plated and gilded copper, diameter 43 mm, weight 20.65 g.
