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Medal commemorating the capture of Nyschlot, 1714
Medal commemorating the capture of Nyschlot, 1714. Obverse: Bust of Czar Peter I, laureate, in armour and cloak (right). Legend: 'PETRVS . ALEXII . FIL . D . G . RUSS . IMP . M . DVX MOSCOVIAE.' Reverse: Plan of the country around Nyschlot with batteries bombarding it; a female figure reclining below holding the shield of Russia. Legend: 'CASTRVM NOVVM CAPTVM.' Inscription (on map): 'NEVSHLOS SAVOLAY.' Exergue: 'MDCCXIV DIE 29 IVLI . 8 . V.' A copy of the original of P. H. Müller.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0364 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Judin, S.; Iwanov, T. |
| Places: | Russia |
| Events: | Capture of Nyschlot, 1714 |
| Date made: | 1714 |
| People: | Tsar Peter I of Russia |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 48 mm |