R-, Ladislaus IV Vasa, Bronze casting of the medal of the Liberation of Smolensk, 1636

Original minted in 1636 to commemorate the liberation of Smolensk from the siege of the Muscovites. Obverse: Ladislaus IV accepts the surrender of the Muscovite army, in the back Smolensk and the military camp, around the inscription. Reverse: the king, accompanied by the army, receives Turkish and Swedish messengers, above the king's head an angel with a wreath and palm branch, around the inscription: ET BELLO ET PACE COLENDVS TVRCAE PACEM FERENTES ET SVECI (worthy of respect in both war and peace, the Turks and Swedes offer peace). High-quality, 19th century casting with no signs of chiseling. Bronze. The medal from the 285th Auction of the well-known German numismatic company Gerhard Hirsch Nahfolger in September 2012. It was sold there for the equivalent of about 8,000 gold. A great impressive numismatic piece.