1744 PRINCE CHARLES OF LORRAINE RECAPTURE OF PRAGUE MEDAL COIN

Description

Offered is an original 1744 commemorative medallion, issued for the recapture of Prague.

Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine (1712-1780), Governor of the Austrian Netherlands (from1744), The Recapture of Prague, Gilt-bronze Medal, 1744, by John Kirk, equestrian figure of Prince Charles to right, with panorama of Prague with troops massed before it, SUBSIDIO BRITANNIAE, 43mm in diameter (Ref: MI592/239; Eimer 592). Retains some of the original gilt finish, mostly to reverse. Good sharp details overall. Scarce.