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Medal commemorating Admiral Nils Stjernschöld (1583-1627)
Medal commemorating Admiral Nils Stjernschöld (1583-1627). Obverse: Shield bearing Admiral Stjernschöld's arms with crested helmet and scroll. Legend: 'NICOL . STJERNSCHÖLD R . S . SENATOR ET CLASSIS PRAEFECTUS.' (Nicholas Stjernschöld, Senator and Admiral of the Kingdom of Sweden.) Reverse: Hercules in a lion's skin kneeling within a starred circle representing the constellation of the same name. Legend: 'QUEM VIRTUS ADDIDIT ASTRIS.' (Whom valour set among the stars.) Exergue: 'POST CLARISS . RES GESTAS PRO PATRIA OCCUB . MDCXXVII.' (After most illustrious achievement dies for his country, 1627.)
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0464 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Fehrman, C. G. |
| Date made: | 1789 |
| People: | Stjernschold, Nils |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 32 mm |
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