Watch List notes:

RUSSIAN MEDALS. THE GREAT NORTHERN WAR, SWEDISH AND GERMAN MEDALS OF RUSSIAN INTEREST. Medal. Silver. 42 mm. 36.38 gm. By Georg Hautsch. On the Victories of Karl XII, 1700-1703. Slg. Marienburg 9167, Hildebrand 78, Pfau 1006. Half-figure of Karl XII ¾ r., his head turned left, wearing fur-trimmed waistcoat, holding a spyglass, his other hand on a baton or sword hilt, two-line legend in palm decorated cartouche below / Three crowns over crossed sword and branch, six medallions in the field inscribed with the names of the Swedish victories, Elbing and date 1703 below (Elbing was seized by the Elector of Brandenburg that year as security for a debt owed him by the Polish king; it was then taken and held to ransom by Karl XII). Russet peripheral hues. Extremely fine

Estimate: $1000