Very rare medal in SILVER struck to commemorate the battle fought in 1547 on the fields of Mühlberg, where the Catholic army under Emperor Charles V clashed with the army of the Protestant Schmalkaldic League led by the Saxon Elector John Frederick I, called the Magnanimous.
Below the ruler’s bust, the signature VESTNER F.
In the world’s largest archive, CoinArchives, only two records in SILVER.
Obverse: bust of the king facing right
D G AVGVSTVS II REX POLON ELECT SAXON
Reverse: scene of cavalry charge, in exergue IN CAMPO AD MVLBERG MDCCXXX V
MARTIS SAXONICI SPECTACVLA BELLICA BELLA
Silver, diameter 44 mm, weight 30.52 g
