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Victories of Frederick II the Great, King of Prussia, over the Austrians in the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years' War
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Silver medal. Obverse: Frederick II with a drawn sword, seated on a horse that has placed its forelegs on a globe with the inscription EUROPA; above him, Fame blowing a trumpet and holding a laurel wreath; in the background, a marching army within an inscription; edge: inscription. Reverse: A victory monument to which twelve shields are attached with the names of battles won by Frederick; on the base of the column an inscription; around the column, banners and four naked, chained prisoners within an inscription.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineOverwinningen van Frederik II de Grote, koning van Pruisen op de Oostenrijkers in de Oostenrijkse successieoorlog en de zevenjarige oorlog. 1763. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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