Poland (Białogon Foundry) Cast Medal ND - Casimir III the Great (1333-1370)

33.57g. 44mm. UNC/UNC. 

An old cast from the Białogon foundry, reproducing a medal from the Royal Suite series. 

Medalier: J. F. Holzhaeusser (I. P. H. on obverse). 

Hutten-Czapski 3421 (R3) (for prototype); Raczyński 599 (for prototype). 

Obv.: Bust of Casimir III the Great right, crowned and in armor with shield. 

Inscription around: 

CASIMIRUS MAGNUS 

(Casimir the Great). 

Rev.: Multi-line Latin inscription: 

LOCTICI / FILIUS PRIMUS / IN PATRIA LEGES / COLLECTAS, ET / REDACTAS VISLICIAE / PROMULGAVIT, URBES / PLURIMAS CONDIDIT, / MULTAS MUNIVIT, RUSSIAM / RUBRAM REGNO ADJUNXIT, / CIVES ET COLONOS VOLUIT, / ET FECIT ESSE BEATOS, / E DOMO PIASTEA / ULTIMUS REX. / OBIIT A.D.1370. / AETAT.60. REG.38. / D.5. NOVEMB. 

(Son of Władysław Łokietek; he codified and promulgated laws at Wiślica; founded many towns and fortified many others; incorporated Red Ruthenia into the kingdom; encouraged settlement and improved the condition of citizens; the last king of the Piast dynasty; died in 1370 at the age of 60, after 38 years of reign, on November 5). 

Casimir III the Great (Kazimierz III Wielki) (1310-1370) was King of Poland, ruling territories corresponding to modern Poland and parts of Ukraine. His reign is considered a golden age of medieval Poland, marked by legal reforms, urban development, and economic strengthening. He significantly expanded the kingdom’s borders, especially into Red Ruthenia (now in western Ukraine), and transformed Poland into a more centralized and prosperous state.