Medal cast

A double-sided cast of a commemorative medal. Obverse: Inscription: 'GUD WALSIGNE KONUNGEN' (God bless the King). A small cannon below. Reverse: Inscription: 'MINNE AF D . 17 JULII 1788 A NYSSHYTTE BRUK' (In memory of the 17th July 1788, the factory at Nysshytte).

Object Details

ID: SEC1372
Type: Medal cast
Display location: Not on display
Events: Russo-Swedish War: Battle of Hogland, 1788
Date made: 17 Jul 1788
People: Swedish fleet; Russian Fleet
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection
Measurements: Overall: 4 mm x 54 mm
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