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Medal commemorating the death of Czar Peter I, 1725
Medal commemorating the death of Czar Peter I, 1725. Obverse: Bust of Czar Peter I, laureate, in armour, order and drapery (front), head (left). Legend: 'PETRUS MAGN . IMP . UTRIUSQ . RUSS.' Reverse: Neptune with his trident (left) and Pallas Athene in a helmet holding the shield of Medusa (right) sitting together, architectural emblems at their feet, pointing respectively to two ships (left) and the city of St Petersburg (right) in the distance. Legend: 'EX UTROQUE MAGNUS'. Exergue: 'NAT . 30 . MAII . 1672 M. 28 . J . 1725'.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0836 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Dassier, Jean |
| Places: | France |
| Events: | Death of Peter I, 1725 |
| Date made: | 1725 |
| People: | Tsar Peter I of Russia |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 38 mm |
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