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Medal commemorating the construction of the fortress of Cronstadt, 1704
Medal commemorating the construction of the fortress of Cronstadt, 1704. Obverse: View of the fortress. Legend: 'PALLAS QVAM CONDIDIT ARCEM IPSA COLIT'. Exergue: 'CRON . SCHLOSS MEDIA HIEME A RVSS . IMPERATORE EXTRVCT'. Reverse: A woman standing (right), with architect's instruments at her feet, pointing to a bird nested on the water; vessels in distance, the sun in glory, clouds and a motto from Ovid above. Legend: 'HIBERNO TEMPORE NIDIS INCVBAT ALCYONE TVM VIA TVTA MARIS'. Exergue: 'MARIS FINNICI SECVRITAS'. (School of Nuremberg)
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0316 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Müller, Philipp Heinrich |
| Places: | Germany |
| Events: | Construction of the fortress of Cronstadt, 1704 |
| Date made: | 1704 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 46 mm |