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| View Original: | 1782 Medal Constitution of the Parliament in Galicia, Poland, obverse.jpg (2169x2063) | |||
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| Keywords: 1782 Medal Constitution of the Parliament in Galicia, Poland, obverse.jpg en In 1772 with the partition of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth the south-eastern part of the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was awarded to the Habsburg Empress Maria-Theresa In 1782 a parliament was constituted by emperor Joseph II Known as Galicia and Lodomeria it became the largest most populous and northernmost province of the Austrian Empire until the dissolution of that monarchy at the end of World War I in 1918 when it ceased to exist as a geographic entity Silver medallion d 43 mm 26 23 g Ag Joseph II Holy Roman Emperor 1764 - 1790 Head r around IOS II AUG ET LOD R OSVIC ET ZAT D / The personification of Galicia r shaking hands with a Roman lawyer r Curved above CONVENTV ORDIN PERPETVO IN GALIZIA ET LOD CONSTITVTO In exergue MDCCLXXXII Slg Julius 2779; Forrer VI p 567 Medallist I N Johann Nepomuk Wirt 1753 Wien - 1811 Vienna Condition EXTREMELY FINE+ beautiful old patina 1782-12-31 own Berlin-George other versions cc-by-sa-4 0 PD-old-100 PD-1923 Medals of Austria 1782 medals Joseph II Holy Roman Emperor on medals | ||||
