Medal commemorating Admiral Count Charles Gustavus Wrangel (1613-1676)
        
        Medal commemorating Admiral Count Charles Gustavus Wrangel (1613-1676).  Obverse: Bust of Admiral Wrangel with long hair, in armour (right). Legend: 'C . G . WRANGLE COM . R . SV . S . ARCHISTRATEG . ET THALASS.' (C. G. Wrangle, Count, Senator, Commander-in-Chief and Admiral of the Kingdom of Sweden.) Reverse: Victory winged, holding a wreath in her outstretched right hand, her left hand resting on a rudder and holding a naval crown. Legend: 'UTRAMQUE PROMERITO.' (Each richly deserved.) Exergue: 'TERRA MARIQUE VICTOR OB . MDCLXXVI.' (Victor by land and sea. Died 1676.)
              
      
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0475 | 
|---|---|
| Collection: | Coins and medals | 
| Type: | Medal | 
| Display location: | Not on display | 
| Creator: | Frumerie, M. | 
| Places: | Sweden | 
| Date made: | 1841 | 
| People: | Wrangel, Carl Gustaf; Wrangel, Carl Gustaf | 
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London | 
| Measurements: | Overall: 31 mm | 
 
                    