Foreign Medals, Poland, Stanislaus II August (1732-1764-1795), Poniatowski, Coronation 1764, copper medal, by Thomas Pingo Jr., [London], bust r., STANISLAVS AVGVSTVS DG REX POLONIA M D LITH, rev. radiant crown, HANC IVSSIT FORTVNA MERERI, in ex, EL VN VOCE VII SEPT / CORON XXV NOV / MDCCLXIV, 33.5mm., (HCz 3027; Eimer, Pingo 29; BDM IV 557; Raczynski 488), good extremely fine, scarce
*ex Baldwin's vault
The Coronation was held in Warsaw on the 25 November, 1764. 300 specimens in gold and 1,500 in silver were sent to Warsaw, though the number of copper specimens is not known.
(140-180 GBP)