Medal commemorating Admiral Count Charles Gustavus Wrangel (1613-1676)

Medal commemorating Admiral Count Charles Gustavus Wrangel (1613-1676). Obverse: Bust of Admiral Wrangel with long hair, in armour (right). Legend: 'C . G . WRANGLE COM . R . SV . S . ARCHISTRATEG . ET THALASS.' (C. G. Wrangle, Count, Senator, Commander-in-Chief and Admiral of the Kingdom of Sweden.) Reverse: Victory winged, holding a wreath in her outstretched right hand, her left hand resting on a rudder and holding a naval crown. Legend: 'UTRAMQUE PROMERITO.' (Each richly deserved.) Exergue: 'TERRA MARIQUE VICTOR OB . MDCLXXVI.' (Victor by land and sea. Died 1676.)

Object Details

ID: MEC0475
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Frumerie, M.
Places: Sweden
Date made: 1841
People: Wrangel, Count Charles Gustavus; Wrangel, Count Charles Gustavus
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 31 mm