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Medal commemorating the capture of Stralsund, 1715
Medal commemorating the capture of Stralsund, 1715. Obverse: The heads of three kings within a triangle, their names inscribed on each base. Legend: 'HIER . SEHEN . DREY . FRIDRICHE . KAN . MAN' (Here one may see the three Fredericks.) Round the triangle 'REX BORVS FRIDERICVS'; 'REX DAN : & N : FRID : WILH :'; 'AVG : REX : POL : FRIDERICVS'. Reverse: View of the city of Stralsund. Legend: 'WER . MAG . DENSELBEN . WIEDER . STEHEN'. Exergue: 'A DANIS SAXONIBVS ET PRVSSIS OBSIDIONE CAPTA 23 DEC. 1715' (Captured by siege by the Danes, Saxons and Prussians, Dec.1715.) Inscribed on a ribbon, 'STRALSUNDIA'.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0440 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Places: | Denmark |
| Events: | Great Northern War: Capture of Stralsund, 1715 |
| Date made: | 1715 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 34 mm |