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Recapture of Belgrade - Colonel Laudon
| Location | Austrian Empire |
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| Year | 1789 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing bust of Field Marshal Gideon Ernst von Laudon in military uniform, wearing a decorative order on his chest and a tied queue wig, rendered in high relief. The circular legend surrounding the effigy reads LAUDON K·K· GENERAL FELD MARSCHAL. |
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| Reverse description | An armored equestrian figure, representing Field Marshal Laudon, charges to the left with sword raised, depicted in high relief against a detailed background showing the cityscape and fortifications of Belgrade. A circular legend runs around the upper and right border, with the date and location of the capture inscribed in the lower exergue: BELGRAT.D.8·OCT· / 1789. |
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| Reverse lettering | DORT·HERR·V·GIDEON·LAUDON·HIR·U·BELGRAT·FÄLT BELGRAT·D·8·OCT· 1789· |
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