John III Sobieski, medal of 1675, Ludwika Karolina Radziwill

Silver, weight 29.84 g, diameter 42 mm; nicely preserved medal in the patina of an old collection; very rare; minted to commemorate the orphaning of Ludwika Karolina; on the obverse a bust of the heiress of a great fortune, underneath the date: February 27, 1675; on the reverse a panorama of Birse (Radziwill castle) and a young bird sitting in a nest watching two adult birds flying off towards the sky (allegory of Ludwika Karolina and her deceased parents).