Poland (Białogon Foundry) Cast Medal ND - John I Albert (1492-1501)

31.11g. 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 3427 (R2) (for prototype); Raczyński 605 (for prototype).

Obv.: Bust of John I Albert right, wearing cap and chain.

Inscription around:

IOANNES ALBERTUS

(John Albert).

Rev.: Multi-line Latin inscription:

CASIMIRI / FILIUS / TERTIOGENITUS / VLADISLAI HUNGARIAE / ET BOHEMIAE REGIS, AC / DIVI CASIMIRI FRATER, / SCYTHARUM VICTOR, / CUM VALACHIS IN / PRAELIO MINOR / OBIIT THORUNII / A.D.1501. AETAT.41. / REG.9. D.7 AUG.

(The third-born son of Casimir; brother of Vladislaus, King of Hungary and Bohemia, and of Saint Casimir; victor over the Tatars; died in Toruń in 1501 at the age of 41, after 9 years of reign, on August 7).

John I Albert (Jan I Olbracht) (1459-1501) was King of Poland, ruling territories corresponding to modern Poland. His reign was marked by military campaigns against the Ottoman Empire and conflicts in Moldavia (modern Romania and Moldova), including the unsuccessful expedition of 1497. Despite setbacks, his rule reflects the active foreign policy of the Jagiellonian dynasty in Central and Eastern Europe.