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RUSSIAN MEDALS. THE GREAT NORTHERN WAR, SWEDISH AND GERMAN MEDALS OF RUSSIAN INTEREST. Medal. Silver. 44 mm. 30.26 gm. By Philipp Heinrich Müller. On the Arrival of Karl XII in Stralsund after his flight from Turkey, November 1714. Forster 793, Hildebrand 170. Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Karl r. / The king standing r. before Hestia, goddess of the hearth, who kneels before a lit altar making an offering, FORTVNAE REDVCI inscribed on the altar. A cherub flies left above to bless Karl with a palm frond; REDDITUS EOIS PATRIAM SOLATUR AB ORIS. Soft peripheral iridescent hues Near extremely fine In the fall of 1714, the alliance of Denmark, Norway, and Saxony, continued in its efforts to take Sweden's Pomeranian port of Stralsund. Russian forces under Prince Alexander Menshikov, along with a corps of Saxon engineers, had taken Sweden's second major Pomeranian fortress, Stettin, the year before. But by this time, Peter the Great, in compliance with the June 25, 1714 Treaty of Adrianople, had been required to withdraw his forces. Leaving his imprisonment in Turkey, Karl XII, meanwhile, in a mad dash, traversed Europe on horseback in some 15 days to arrive in Pomerania. Karl viewed Stralsund as a strategic base to launch renewed attacks on Peter the Great, and now he would personally lead its defense. He sought aid from Brandenburg-Prussia, but would not agree to Friedrich Wilhelm's demands on Stettin and the payment of 400,000 reichstalers. In April 1715, Brandenburg-Prussia declared war and joined the alliance. Near the end of 1715, the allies prevailed and forced the surrender of the city; Karl XII escaped to Sweden.

Estimate: $900