The Capture of Two Swedish Warships, Silver Medal

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SKU: 02.RUS.0102.101.01.001

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Attributes

  • Country
    Russia
  • Composition
    Silver
  • Inscription
    Obv: црь петрз але певить вте а роминюве літел Rev: небьіь лемое бьів і еть 1703
  • Size
    54mm

History


These medals were instituted by Peter the Great in commemoration of the capture of a Swedish galley and a brigantine.

The Gold Medal was conferred upon Officers of the Preobrazhensky and Semjonovsky Regiments. The II Class Silver Medal was conferred upon Guardsmen and Seamen of the Preobrazhensky and Semjonovsky Regiments.

The obverse features an inscription, translated as "Tsar Peter Alekseevich Sovereign of All Russia". The reverse features an inscription, translated as "The Unprecedented Becomes Reality."

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