Very rare LEAD PROBE, issued on the occasion of the bestowal upon John III Sobieski of the Order of the Holy Spirit, which was conferred on him in 1675, following the signing of the Polish–French Treaty of Jaworów, concluded on 11 June 1675. The treaty concerned the accession of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth to the war against Brandenburg.
Uniface, lead impression struck from the reverse die.
An example with two flan cracks.
Medal from the unique “Collection of Lviv and Galician Medals” of Lech Kokociński, Honorary President of the Polish Numismatic Society.
Obverse: below the crown, the coat of arms of Poland and Lithuania depicted on panoplies, with weapons in the background, and a three-line inscription in the section: IOAN•POL•REGE / TORQVE DONATO / M•DC•LXXV•, surrounded by the Order of the Holy Spirit
CONCORDIAE VINCVLVM
Lead, diameter 41 mm, weight 7.35 g
