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Hunter Token - Franz Anton von Sporck Charmant Souvenir, brass

Location Kingdom of Bohemia
Year 1723
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Technique Die-struck
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Obverse description Detailed hunting scene in high relief depicting a kneeling hunter holding a horse by the bridle, with hounds in the foreground and a deer fleeing toward a radiant sunburst in the right field, set within a wooded landscape. No legend or exergue text is present; the entire field is occupied by the pictorial device.
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Reverse description Central device depicts a large eagle with wings spread, perched above the date 1723 in the lower field. A drum and a hunting horn are placed at either side of the eagle's body, alluding to music and the hunt. The arc legend CHARMANT SOUVENIR curves around the upper portion of the field.
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Reverse lettering CHARMANT SOUVENIR 1723
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