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Peter I (1682-1725)
Medals on the Anniversaries of the Events of the Great Northern War, 1700-1721
Author
Vasyutinskiy Anton Fedorovitch
Materials
bronze
Size
52 мм
Provenance
From the Historical Museum, 1963
Inventory №
207619
Obverse
EMPEROR PETER I - EMPEROR NICHOLAS II (in Russian)
Joined busts of the emperors Peter I and Nicholas II facing left
Reverse
KRONSHLOSS 1704 - 1904 KRONSHTADT (in Russian)
Fortress Kronshloss, sea view with vessels in the background
In exergue: TO KEEP THIS CITADEL/ WITH TRUST IN GOD, IN A SPECIAL EMERGENCY/ EVEN IF THE ONLY PERSON STILL IN LIFE (in Russian)
The image of fortress reproduced Muller's medal, and the legend in exergue is citation from Peter's I speach
Literature
Russian Victories 2009, 505
Keywords
Nicolaus II, Peter I, Vasyutinskiy Anton Fedorovitch, Peter I (1682-1725), Kronslot, Kronstadt, Russia, ship, sea, fortress, laurel wreath, КРОНШЛОТЪ 1704–1904 КРОНШТАДТЪ. СОДЕРЖАТЬ СИЮ СИТАДЕЛЬ C БОЖИЮ ПОМОЩИЮ, АЩЕ СЛУЧИТСЯ ХОТЯ ДО ПОСЛЕДНЯГО ЧЕЛОВЕКА. (Kronsloss 1704 - 1904 Kronshtadt. To keep this citadel with trust in God, in a special emergency even if the only person still in life).
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