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Medal commemorating the defence of Corfu under Count Schulenburg, 1716
Medal commemorating the defence of Corfu under Count Schulenburg, 1716. Obverse: Bust of the general in long wig and drapery (right). Legend: 'MATT . IOH . S . R . I . COM . DE SCHULENBURG SER . REIP . VEN . MARECH . GEN . CORCYRAE . PROPUGNATOR.' (Matthius John, Count Schulenburg of the Holy Roman Empire, Field-Marshal-General of the illustrious Republic of Venice, defender of Corfu.) Reverse: Plan of Corfu showing the line of fire of the batteries. Legend: 'AVSPICIIS VENETVM VIRTVS GERMANA TVETVR.' Exergue: 'CORCYRAM D . XXII . AVG . A . MDCCXVI.' (With the help of Venice true German valour protects Corfu, 22 August 1716.) (School of Nuremberg)
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0326 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Müller, Philipp Heinrich; Vestner, G. W. |
| Events: | Ottoman–Venetian War: Action off Corfu, 1716 |
| Date made: | 1716 |
| People: | Schulenburg, Count Johann Matthias von der; Schulenburg, Count Johann Matthias von der |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 48 mm |