Medal commemorating the bombardment of Tönningen and Copenhagen, 1700
Medal commemorating the bombardment of Tönningen and Copenhagen, 1700. Obverse: Tönningen bombarded, shells bursting. Inscription: 'TONNINGA ANNO . MDCC'. Reverse: Copenhagen bombarded, shells bursting, ships in the foreground. Legend: 'PAR . PARI', 'HAFNIA . AO . MDCC'. Probably of North German design; it is not Danish.
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Object Details
ID: | MEC0382 |
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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: 60 mm |