Scarce Battle of Rossbach Medallion 1757.

The Battle of Rossbach took place on 5 November 1757 during the Third Silesian War (1756–1763, part of the Seven Years' War) near the village of Rossbach, in the Electorate of Saxony. In this 90-minute battle, Frederick the Great, king of Prussia, defeated an Allied army composed of French forces augmented by a contingent of the Reichsarmee (Imperial Army) of the Holy Roman Empire. The French and Imperial army included 41,110 men, opposing a considerably smaller Prussian force of 22,000. Despite overwhelming odds, Frederick managed to defeat the Imperials and the French.The obverse of the medallion had an image of Frederick the Great on horseback and the reverse has the battle scene with dates etc. This medallion which measures 1.75 inches in diameter is over 250 years old, so there is some wear, but detail can be easily made out and readable.