Medal commemorating the bombardment of Tönningen and Copenhagen, 1700

Medal commemorating the bombardment of Tönningen and Copenhagen, 1700. Obverse: Tönningen bombarded, shells bursting. Below: 'TONNINGA ANNO MDCC.' Reverse: A fleet bombarding Copenhagen, shells bursting. Inscription: 'PAR . PARI.' (Like for like.) Exergue: 'HAFNIA . AO . MDCC .' (Copenhagen in the year 1700.)

Object Details

ID: MEC0344
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Places: Germany
Events: Great Northern War: Bombardment of Copenhagen, 1700; Great Northern War: Bombardment of Copenhagen, 1700
Date made: 1700
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 62 mm
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