Bronze issue minted to commemorate the awarding of the Order of the Holy Spirit to John III Sobieski, which was conferred upon him in 1675 following the signing of the Polish-French Treaty of Jaworów, concluded on June 11, 1675. The treaty concerned the entry of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth into the war against Brandenburg.
Medal by Jean Mauger.
Mint luster on both sides.
Medal from the unique “Collection of Lviv and Galician Medals” of Lech Kokociński, Honorary President of the Polish Numismatic Society.
Obverse: bust of Louis XIV, below the signature I•MAVGER•F•
LUDOVICUS MAGNUS REX CHRISTIANISSMUS•
Reverse: below the crown, the coat of arms of Poland and Lithuania depicted on panoplies, with weapons in the background, and a three-line inscription in the section: IOAN•POL•REGE / TORQVE DONATO / M•DC•LXXV•, surrounded by the Order of the Holy Spirit
CONCORDIAE VINCVLVM
Copper, diameter mm, weight g
