WHM 92
- WHM 92
- Medal
- Friedrich Ferdinard
- 1841 AD
- Copper alloy
- Struck
- Circular
- 50mm
- 44g
- Montagu. 2596. Hauser 88.
- Wadih Hadad Collection (Beirut), bought from Aurora Numismatica, 11, lot 810.
- 2017-11-20
- Austria-Hungary. Medal by F. Stiore capture of Sidon. The Austrian Archduke Friedrich Ferdinand conquered the city during the Syrian campaign of the ‘London Alliance’ (Great Britain, Austria, Russia and Turkey) against Mehmet Ali Pasha of Egypt
FEDERICVS . FRED . LEOP . ARCHIDVX . AVSTRIAE
Bust of Friedrich Ferdinand to left, in uniform
SIDONE . CAPTA, A. MDCCCXLI (in exergue)
View of Sidon with mountains in distance, troops debarking from the anchored frigate Guerriera and marching up the shore