Very rare ashtray commemorating the Galician Massacre of 1846, depicting Jakub Szela, leader of the Galician Slaughter, and Kelemens von Metternich, Austrian Chancellor, made in 1846.
The medallion was created by Henryk Dmochowski, based on a composition by Antoni Oleszczyński.
Specimen from the unique "Collection of Lviv and Galician Medals" of Lech Kokociński, Honorary President of the Polish Numismatic Society.
Obverse: two busts, facing right, of Jakub Szela, signed on the neck SZELA, and Kelemens Metternich, signed on the forehead METTERNICH, around them the inscription CHEF•DES•EGORGEVRS•AVTRIC•MINISTRE•GOUVERNAN•D'AUTRICHE•, above their heads an eagle with spread wings, holding in its talons a ribbon with the inscription A L'EXECRATION•UNIVERSELLE•, at the bottom a sarcophagus with the inscription D O M / CITOYENS DE GALLICIE / EGORGES CRVELLEMENT / PAR•DES•SECAIR•STIPEND• / DE L'EMP•FERDINAND•I• / FEVR•1846•, on the left side a scroll with the inscription PARRICEDE•VOLEVR• / INSTRUMENT•ATROCE / DE•L'INFAME•POU / DE L'AUTRICHE / AVEC•KRIEG•FERDIND•D'ESTE I BREINDL•BENDEI / BERNDT•CASTIGL / MILBACHER, on the right side a scroll with the inscription ENNEMI JURE• / ...A LIBERTE• / OPPRESSEVR / •E•LA POLOGNE / DE L'HONGRIE• / DE L'ITALIE•DE / L'ALLEMAGNE• / DE LA BOHEME / ORDONNATEUR / DES•MESSACRES / DE•GALLICIE, around the busts there are bodies of the fallen, skeletons and axes
Bronze, diameter 91 mm, weight 110.45 g
