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Medal - August III Sas Toruń mint
| Location | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth |
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| Year | 1754 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | The obverse depicts a panoramic view of the city of Toruń (Thorn) as seen from across the Vistula River, with fortification walls, church steeples, towers, and buildings rendered in detailed relief, with smoke rising from a burning structure at the center. The surrounding circular legend in Latin reads the commemorative inscription, praising the city's liberation from the Teutonic yoke three hundred years prior. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a panoramic view of Malbork (Marienburg) Castle, with its massive Gothic towers and walls depicted in high relief, while in the foreground a horse-drawn carriage or envoy procession is shown approaching the fortification. The surrounding circular Latin legend commemorates the formal denunciation of the Prussian Confederation to the Teutonic Knights at Marienburg on 6 February 1454. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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