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.

Object Details

ID: MEC0382
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