Inname van Breisach door Bernhard van Saksen-Weimar 1638

Johann Blum, a German medalist, created this silver medal in 1638 to commemorate the recapture of Breisach by Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar. The medal’s obverse depicts the Duke Bernhard himself in armor. The reverse features a detailed depiction of Breisach, the fortress city in the Upper Rhine valley that had been seized by the French, and a Latin inscription. This piece is considered a fine example of 17th-century commemorative medal art.