Victory of Ferdinand of Brunswijk-Wolfenbuttel over the French at Minden, Silver Medal. Obverse: Perseus, representing Ferdinand van Brunswijk, with Medusaschild and flapping weapon in hand, a shining star above his head, standing amid French weapons, lily flags and a broken shield, in the background fleeing French army within an enclosure, cut off: inscription. Reverse: bay tree, surrounded by vine leaves, on background mountain landscape, at the base of the tree two grain sheaves, on each of them a crown with a key inside an inscription, cut off: inscription., Minden, Ferdinand duke of Brunswijk-Wolfenbüttel, Johan George Holtzhey, Amsterdam, 1759, silver (metal), striking (metalworking), d 4.9 cm × w 39.53 gr
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Victory, Ferdinand, Brunswijk-Wolfenbuttel, French, Minden, black-and-white Medal, Obverse, Perseus, representing Ferdinand van Brunswijk, Medusaschild, flapping weapon, hand, shining star, head, standing, French weapons, lily flags, broken shield, background fleeing French army within, enclosure, cut off, inscription, Reverse, bay tree, surrounded, vine leaves, background mountain landscape, base, tree two grain sheaves, crown, key inside, Ferdinand duke, Brunswijk-Wolfenbüttel, Johan George Holtzhey, Amsterdam, 1759, black-and-white, metal, striking, metalworking
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