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Alexander I. Battle at Leipzig 1813.
Silverplated brass commemoration medal. Signed by J. T. Stettner. and E. L. Lauer 33 mm. 10,7 gr. R2.
Attractive greenish golden patina, A.UNC. Diakov 368.2.
Obverse with facing busts of the allied Emperors Francis I of Austria and Alexander I of Russia with along the edge, the legend FRANZ . I : KAISER. V: OESTERREICH * ALEXANDER KAISER . V : RUSSLAND *. Beneath the two busts the word IETTON. Under the bust of Alexander the signature STETNER of the Nürnberg
medallist Johannes Thomas Stettner (1785-1872).
Reverse with a Russian crowned imperial eagle flying over the skyline of Leipzig with a sword, scepter, and globe in his talons. In the foreground is a scene of the battle of Leipzig with cavalry, artillery, and infantry. Along the edge the legend DIE ENTSCHEIDENDE : SCHLACHT DER ALLIIRTEN BEY LEIPZIG (decisive battle of allies at Leipzig). In exergue the date: DEN 18 = 19 . OCT : | 1813.. In the left bottom corner of the battle scene, a L, the initial of the engraver Ernst Ludwig Christian Lauer (1783-1833) from Nürnberg.
The Battle of Leipzig or the Battle of the Nations was fought from 16 to 19 October 1813. This battle is
considered to have been the largest battle in Europe before World War I, with over 500,000 troops
involved. Casualties on both sides were high. Estimates range from 80,000 to 110,000 total killed or
wounded. Napoleon lost about 38,000 killed and wounded. The Allies captured 15,000 able-bodied Frenchmen, 21,000 wounded or sick, 325 cannon, and 28 eagles, standards.
Lit: Diakov3, 126; Haythornthwaite, 47-50; Hofschroer.
Silverplated brass commemoration medal. Signed by J. T. Stettner. and E. L. Lauer 33 mm. 10,7 gr. R2.
Attractive greenish golden patina, A.UNC. Diakov 368.2.
Obverse with facing busts of the allied Emperors Francis I of Austria and Alexander I of Russia with along the edge, the legend FRANZ . I : KAISER. V: OESTERREICH * ALEXANDER KAISER . V : RUSSLAND *. Beneath the two busts the word IETTON. Under the bust of Alexander the signature STETNER of the Nürnberg
medallist Johannes Thomas Stettner (1785-1872).
Reverse with a Russian crowned imperial eagle flying over the skyline of Leipzig with a sword, scepter, and globe in his talons. In the foreground is a scene of the battle of Leipzig with cavalry, artillery, and infantry. Along the edge the legend DIE ENTSCHEIDENDE : SCHLACHT DER ALLIIRTEN BEY LEIPZIG (decisive battle of allies at Leipzig). In exergue the date: DEN 18 = 19 . OCT : | 1813.. In the left bottom corner of the battle scene, a L, the initial of the engraver Ernst Ludwig Christian Lauer (1783-1833) from Nürnberg.
The Battle of Leipzig or the Battle of the Nations was fought from 16 to 19 October 1813. This battle is
considered to have been the largest battle in Europe before World War I, with over 500,000 troops
involved. Casualties on both sides were high. Estimates range from 80,000 to 110,000 total killed or
wounded. Napoleon lost about 38,000 killed and wounded. The Allies captured 15,000 able-bodied Frenchmen, 21,000 wounded or sick, 325 cannon, and 28 eagles, standards.
Lit: Diakov3, 126; Haythornthwaite, 47-50; Hofschroer.