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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).
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0463 |
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| 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 |