Rare issue struck to commemorate the laying of wreaths by Poland, Lithuania, and Ruthenia at the grave of the defender of Vienna on August 11, 1883, on the bicentennial of the Battle of Vienna.
Medal designed by A. Schindler.
Medal from the unique “Collection of Lviv and Galician Medals” of Lech Kokociński, Honorary President of the Polish Numismatic Society.
Obverse: bust of King John III Sobieski in a laurel wreath, facing right
JAN SOBIESKI KRÓL POLSKI
Reverse: under the crown, two floral wreaths, each tied in the middle with a ribbon, below the date 11/08/1883
PAM. ZLOZ. WIEŃCÓW PRZEZ POLSKĘ LITWĘ I RUS NA GROBIE OBROŃCY WIEDNIA
Bronze, diameter 27 mm, weight 6.54 g
