Russia
Silver medal 1719 (later strike) Commemorating the capture of three Swedish warschips on 24 May 1719
Final price
576 €
Starting price
100 €
Nominal
Medal
Lot number
2375
Category
Coins and medals
Subcategory
World coins
Classification
Russia
Auction number
17
Weight
40.08 g
Diameter
45 mm
Rarity
R
Edge
Opis na hrane
Condition obverse
EF
Condition reverse
EF
Metal
Ag
Author
O. Kalashnikov
Referencies
Diakov 55.5
Note
Plans for a vigorous campaign in the summer of 1719 were prepared , by which Russia troops would be sailed from Finland to attak the Swedish coastline. The hero of Gangut, General-Amiral Feoder Apraxin, was given the command of the Russian Navy in the Baltic. The campaign took the Swedes by surprise, and they could not stop the amphibious onslaught, the Russians having near mastery of the seas. On 4 June 1719 a naval battle took place in the Baltic Sea between the islands of Osel (Saaremaa) and Gotland. All three swedish ships were captured. Scratch
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