Leopold I, 1655 King of Hungary, 1656 King of Bohemia, 1658-1705 Emperor. Medal (3 Ducats) 1683, AV 29 mm, 10.35 g. Dies by Michael Hofmann, Wien. On the liberation of Vienna and the victory over the Turks. EHR SEYE GOT - IN DER HÖHE Above a wreath of laurel branches, the crowned double-headed eagle holding a sceptre and a sword; below, the Austrian Bindenschild and the shield of arms of the City of Vienna placed side by side; above, the radiant Eye of God; between the shields of arms, the initials MM of the mint master; below, the initials MH of the engraver. Rev. WIENN / VON / TYRKEN BELEGERT / DEN 14 IVLY / MIT HILFF GOTTES ABGETRIEBEN / DEN 12 SEPT / 1683 above weapons and banners. Hirsch 20; Montenuovo coll. 921 (AR). Very rare in gold. Some minor marks, otherwise good extremely fine Ex Jacques Schulman, Den Haag sale 18.1.1938, 35. The second siege of Vienna by the Turks, following the one in 1529, lasted from July 14 to September 12, when an army commanded by King John III Sobieski of Poland forced the Ottoman army of Grand Vizier Kara Mustafa Pasha to retreat at the Battle of Kahlenberg. Under the command of City Commander Ernst Rüdiger von Starhemberg, the capital of the Holy Roman Empire was defended for two months against a besieging army of some 120,000 men. To relieve the city, troops of the Holy Roman Empire allied with those of Poland-Lithuania for the first time. Further support was provided by the Republic of Venice and the Papal States – This medal was struck on the orders of the Viennese mint master Matthias Mittermair von Waffenberg, who had it distributed to high-ranking officials and distinguished gentlemen. Please find here the video of the coin