Medal commemorating Admiral Charles, Duke of Södermanland (1748-1818) and the battle of Hogland, 1788

Medal commemorating Admiral Charles, Duke of Södermanland (1748-1818) and the battle of Hogland, 1788. Obverse: Head of Admiral Södermanland with long hair (right), bare neck. Legend: 'CAROLUS D . G . REGN . SVEC . PRINC . HAER . DUX SUDERM.' (Charles, by the grace of God, heir to the Kingdom of Sweden, Duke of Södermanland.) Reverse: A winged Victory standing on the prow of a galley, holding a wreath over her head and in her left hand two Russian flags pointing downward. Legend: 'TANTO NOMINI TANTAE VIRTUTI.' (For such fame and valour.) Exergue: 'DE CLASSE RUSS . AD HOGL . XVII JUL . MDCCLXXXVIII' (Won from the Russian fleet at Hogland, 17 July 1788).

Object Details

ID: MEC0463
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Enhörning, C.
Places: Sweden
Events: Russo-Swedish War: Battle of Hogland, 1788
Date made: 1788
People: King Charles XIII of Sweden and II of Norway; King Charles XIII of Sweden and II of Norway
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 53 mm
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