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Medal commemorating the capture of Abo, 1713
Medal commemorating the capture of Åbo, 1713. Obverse: Bust of Czar Peter I, laureate, in armour and cloak (right). Legend: 'PETRVS . ALEXII . FIL . D . G . RVSS . IMP . M . DVX MOSCOVIAE.' (Peter, son of Alexis, by the grace of God, Emperor of the Russians, Grand Duke of Moscow.) Reverse: Neptune with his trident aloft standing in his sea car bidding farewell to Hercules, armed with a club. Legend: 'TERRA SISTERE PETITA. OVID.' (They stop at the land of their choices.) Exergue: 'AD ABVM FINLANDIAE MDCC XIII . D . 8 . SEPT.' (Near Åbo in Finland, 8 September 1713.) A copy after Gouin.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0417 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Iwanov, T. |
| Events: | Great Northern War: Russian war with Finland, 1713-1714; Russian War with Finland: Capture of Abo, 1713 |
| Date made: | 1713 |
| People: | Tsar Peter I of Russia |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 50 mm |
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