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Medal - Seven Years War Battle of Prague
| Location | Prussia, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1757 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | Armored cuirassed bust of Frederick the Great (Frederick II of Prussia) in right-facing profile, wearing a laurel wreath and elaborately decorated pauldron, with flowing hair. The circumferential Latin legend runs along the inner border of the medal. |
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| Obverse lettering | FRIDERICVS MAGN. D. G. REX BORVSS. EL. BRAND. DVX SILES ET (Translation: Fredericus Magnus Dei Gratia Rex Borussorum Elector Brandenburgicus Dux Silesiae Et Frederick the Great, by the Grace of God, King of Prussia, Elector of Brandenburg, Duke of Silesia, Et Cetera) |
| Reverse description | Victoria, a winged figure personifying victory, stands triumphant above a kneeling female figure representing Bohemia/Austria, who submits amid a scattered heap of captured weapons, cannon, and military trophies. Lightning bolts radiate from Victoria's raised right hand toward the left field. To the right, a large shield and a trophy of arms are depicted in high relief. A three-line Latin inscription in the exergue records the defeat of the Austrian army near Prague on 6 May 1757, with the circular legend continuing in the upper field. |
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