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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ValiantKnight, post: 2415096, member: 44210&quot;]Some background: I am currently playing a campaign in Empire: Total War. For those that are unfamiliar, it is a turn-based historical strategy game for PC where you take control of one of many nations that existed in the 1700s, like Britain, Spain, France, etc., and make that nation powerful and prosperous through diplomacy, war, exploration, resources, and trade. I am playing as Prussia at the moment, and have been pretty successful thus far, especially after sending out trade fleets and establishing colonies in the Americas. Anyways, curiosity led me to wanting to know more about Prussia, aside from the little I already knew.</p><p><br /></p><p>Eventually I decided that I wanted something 1700s Prussian for my collection. Did a quick eBay search but there wasn&#039;t much to go on, but fortunately I was patient, and managed to snag up this beautiful piece of art. This medal is a little worn but much of the detail is still there, and as a Roman collector, there is much that I can appreciate as well. The confident, realistic, imperial bust; the generous use of Latin legends and phrases (Trajan would be proud of this especially); the imagery of victory over a vanquished foe on the reverse. The Roman Empire never returned, but its (1st-2nd cent.) style of making coins/medals/medallions certainly did, and it came back hard.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa429/LurkingNinja/Prussia_zpsv5wdc0jh.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>(its big stuff like this that remind me that I really need a second light source to fully illuminate whatever I am photographing... oh, and <b>click the photo</b>! It looks even more awesome enlarged <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />)</p><p><br /></p><p>This <b>48 mm-wide</b> medal commemorates Frederick II (the Great), King of Prussia, and his victory over the Austrian army near Prague in 1757 during the Seven Years&#039; War (its American theater is known as the French and Indian War).</p><p><br /></p><p>Battle by coincidence happened on May 6 and I wanted to have this posted on it&#039;s 259th anniversary but due to being me busy I just managed to get this up, on the 7th. Oh well, its still the 6th in some parts of the world as I type this.</p><p><br /></p><p>Quick description:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Obv</b>: FRIDERICVS MAGN D G REX BORVSS EL BRAND DVX SILES ET</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Rev</b>: FAMA PRVDENTIA ET VIRTVTE (above), AVSTR EXERC PROPE PRAG FVNDIT CAESO ET PRAGA OBSESSA VI MAjI MDCCLVII (below), VICTORIA FREDERICI MAGN (in shield), ALBISI MOLD (to right of Bohemia), Victory kicking off Bohemia&#039;s crown and shooting lightning at her à la Emperor Palpatine</p><p><br /></p><p>Rough English translation (helped by a French translation I found online):</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Obv</b>: Frederick the Great, by the Grace of God, King of Prussia, Elector of Brandenburg, Duke of Silesia, Et Cetera (?)</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Rev</b>: Fame/Glory, Prudence(?), and Courage (above), Total defeat of the Austrian army near Prague, and Prague besieged, the 6th of May, 1757 (below), Victory of Frederick the Great (in shield), Elbe (and the) Vltava (river in the Czech Republic) (to right of Bohemia)</p><p><br /></p><p>There is way too much info to look over and pick out what to include here (and its late), so I&#039;m including a few links. Hope you all don&#039;t mind <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_II_of_Prussia" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_II_of_Prussia" rel="nofollow">https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_II_of_Prussia</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Prussia: <a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prussia" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prussia" rel="nofollow">https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prussia</a></p><p><br /></p><p>And the Battle of Prague:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Prague_%281757%29" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Prague_%281757%29" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Prague_(1757)</a></p><p><br /></p><p>But I will include this cool-looking portrait of him (makes me kind of want myself painted in a similar light. That&#039;s not self-centered, is it? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />).</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa429/LurkingNinja/frederick_zps2wf3k5dd.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>And the map of course:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa429/LurkingNinja/prussia17401763_zpsnrjbdznm.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>If you haven&#039;t clicked elsewhere out of boredom by this point, I thank you for sticking around and I hope you have enjoyed the medal and the thread, even if my newest acquisition is a little younger than what you are used to seeing.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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