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Germany, Yorke von Wartenburg, 1815, a silver medal by F. Loos, bust left, rev. decorative arms and supporters, 29mm (Bramsen 1734). Extremely fine and attractively toned, rare (£80-100)

Hans Ludwig, Graf Yorck von Wartenburg (1759-1830), commanded the Prussian auxiliary corps sent to aid Napoleon against Russia in 1812. In 1813 he defeated a French force at Wartenburg in Saxony