After the triumphal entry into Alba Iulia, Mihai Viteazul had a monetary issue, with a rather small circulation, of which only one original piece is preserved, in Vienna, and very few later copies, one of which is part of the numismatic collection of National History Museum of Transylvania. The museum copy, made by a German engraver around 1825, differs in weight from the Vienna original. Dr. Livia Călian tells us about all this, about the context in which this medal appeared, but also about the portrait on the piece issued in 1600, which is probably the closest to the real appearance of Mihi Vitezul. Dr. Claudia Bonța tells us about medals and the art of engraving in the Baroque period, the golden age of medalism, in which many masterpieces of the genre were made.
Obverse description: Circular inscription; in field: pearl circle; facing bust of Michael the Brave wearing mantle with fur collar and fur hat with plume fastened in clasp Reverse legend: TRANSYL: LOCVMT: CIS: TRAN: PAR: ET: SVP: EXER. GE: HEAD; A: D:/ VIGILAN/TIA: VIRTV/TE ET: ARMIS: VICTORI/AM: NACT/VS/ 1600/
