Medal cast

Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a commemorative medal. Obverse: Bust of Peter the Great. Legend: 'Peter Alexejevitch, Ruler of Moscow, the immortal expander of the Empire' (in Russian). Reverse: Bombardment of Azov. Legend: 'Victor through lightning and waves. Exergue: '1696'.

Object Details

ID: SEC1343
Type: Medal cast
Display location: Not on display
Events: Russo-Turkish War: Bombardment of Azov, 1696
Date made: 1696
People: Tsar Peter I of Russia
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection
Measurements: Overall: 4 mm x 49 mm
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