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Medal - Jan III Sobieski Wrocław
| Location | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth |
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| Year | 1683 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays a detailed panoramic view of the city of Breslau (Wrocław), with prominent Gothic church spires and towers rising above the cityscape in high relief. In the foreground, a military encampment or battlefield scene is depicted, referencing the relief of Vienna. A curved legend runs along the upper rim of the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | DA BIST GOTTESHINGER |
| Reverse description | The reverse bears a multi-line German inscription filling the entire field, surrounded by a beaded inner border. The text commemorates the Ottoman Turkish siege of Vienna from 14 July to 12 September 1683, and its defeat by the forces of the Lord on that same day. |
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