The Battle at Poltava, Bronze Medal
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SKU: 02.RUS.0106.103.01.000
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Medal. Bronze. 65 mm. By S. Yudin and J.G. Jaeger. Battle of Poltava, 1709. Diakov 27.10, Iversen XXIV – 3c, Sm 181. Peter, armored and mantled, on horseback l., a fallen soldier below him, city in the background, signed C.Þ.P.above ex. left / Hercules in lion's skin, club on his shoulder, trophies at his feet, map of the battle in the background, initials I.G.I. above ex. right. Attractive orange-brown highlights.
This medal was created by Peter the Great to commemorate the Battle of Poltava.
The obverse inscription translates to: "Tsar Peter Alekseevich Sovereign of All Russia", and the reverse inscription translates to: "For the Battle of Poltava."
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