COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, WORLD MEDALS, Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand I (1503-1564), his desire to recapture the Danube from the Ottoman Turks, Cast Bronze Medal, 1551, by Leone Leoni, bust right in decorated armour, wearing Order of the Golden Fleece, rev the Danube reclines amidst rushes, IN SPEM PRISCI HONORIS, beaded border to both sides, 72mm (Att 36; Arm II, 236). About very fine, a later cast.
Estimate: £80-120