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Medal commemorating the defence of Colberg and P von Werner, 1760
Medal commemorating the defence of Colberg and Paul von Werner, 1760. Obverse: Bust of General von Werner in a cloak (right), bare-headed. Cross of decoration round neck. Legend: 'PAULUS A WERNER COLBERGAE LIBERATOR.' (Paul V . Werner, the liberator of Kolberg.) Reverse: A warrior in a helmet, with the shield of Prussia, standing on the shore protecting the crouching figure of a woman in a mural crown, holding the shield of Colberg from the attack of a sea monster. Legend: 'RES SIMILIS FICTAE.' (A fact similar to fiction.) Exergue: 'POMERAN . LIBERATA MDCCLX.' (Pomerania liberated 1760.)
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0457 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | N. Georgi |
| Places: | Sweden |
| Events: | Seven Years' War: Second Siege of Kolberg, 1760 |
| Date made: | 1760 |
| People: | Werner, P von, Genfl; Werner, P von, Genfl |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 54 mm |