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Medal commemorating Admiral Apraxin
Medal commemorating Admiral Fedor Matreevich Apraxin (1671-1728). Obverse: Bust of Admiral Apraxin in a long wig and armour, draped. Legend in Russian. (His Imperial Majesty's Admiral, Feodor Matveyevitch Apraxin). Reverse: A fleet, one large vessel in foreground, approaching the land where troops are offering resistance; above two hands, issuing from clouds, holding a wreath. Legend in Russian (He that keeps this sleeps not. Better death than infidelity). Exergue: '1708.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0412 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Gouin, Solomon |
| Places: | Russia |
| Date made: | 1708 |
| People: | Apraxin, Fedor Matreevich; Apraxin, Fedor Matreevich |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 53 mm |