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Peter I. Naval Victory at Gangut, 27 July 1714.
Bronze award medal. Novodel. Signed by M. Kuchkin. 1845-1872 manufacture. 61 mm. 93,2 gr. R2. VF. Barac 22/novodel; Diakov 47.9; Spassky 49-50; Iversen XLIII; Werlich 45.
Obverse with a laureate and armoured bust of Tsar Peter I with the inscription БОЖІЕЮ·МЇЛОСТЇЮ·ПЕТРЪ·ПЕРВЬІ·ЦРЬ·ІСАМОДЕРЖЕЦЪ·ВСЕРОСЇИСКЇИ (by the grace of God Peter the first Tsar and Autocrat of all Russia). Under the truncation the initials M·К· for the engraver Mikhail Kuchkin (Michael Kutschkin). Kuchkin was a mint-engraver and medallist who worked in St. Petersburg between 1845 and 1872 and is known to have copied various original medals
Reverse with a view of the naval scene of the Swedish fleet surrounded by the Russian galleys, flanked by islands with the inscription ПРИЛѢЖАНИЕ·И·ВѢРНОСТЬ·ПРВЕОСХОДИТЬ·СИЛНШ (Dedication and
fidelity exceed force) and ИЮЛЯ 27 ЛНЯ 1714 (July, 27th day, 1714).
The original medal was made to commemorate the naval victory at Gangut on 7 August 1714 (27 July O.S.) which took place during the Great Northern War of 1700-1721, a conflict between Russia and Sweden. Gangut is derived from the Russian cyrillization of Hangöudd, the Swedish name for the Hanko Peninsula near the modern-day city of Hanko, Finland. The battle was fought between the Russian fleet of 80 galleys and the Swedish fleet of 16 ships of the line and 7 smaller ships. Due to lack of wind, the Russian rowing ships managed to encircle the Swedish sailing ships resulting in the first Russian naval victory. The battle is also known as the naval victory at Tveremünde or Ganges-Uda.
Lit: Barac4, 1446; Diakov1, 158-166; Duffy, 27-28; Iversen, 43-45; Forrer4, 97; Massie, 532-534; Spassky, 18-19; Werlich, 30; Woodward, 23-25.
Bronze award medal. Novodel. Signed by M. Kuchkin. 1845-1872 manufacture. 61 mm. 93,2 gr. R2. VF. Barac 22/novodel; Diakov 47.9; Spassky 49-50; Iversen XLIII; Werlich 45.
Obverse with a laureate and armoured bust of Tsar Peter I with the inscription БОЖІЕЮ·МЇЛОСТЇЮ·ПЕТРЪ·ПЕРВЬІ·ЦРЬ·ІСАМОДЕРЖЕЦЪ·ВСЕРОСЇИСКЇИ (by the grace of God Peter the first Tsar and Autocrat of all Russia). Under the truncation the initials M·К· for the engraver Mikhail Kuchkin (Michael Kutschkin). Kuchkin was a mint-engraver and medallist who worked in St. Petersburg between 1845 and 1872 and is known to have copied various original medals
Reverse with a view of the naval scene of the Swedish fleet surrounded by the Russian galleys, flanked by islands with the inscription ПРИЛѢЖАНИЕ·И·ВѢРНОСТЬ·ПРВЕОСХОДИТЬ·СИЛНШ (Dedication and
fidelity exceed force) and ИЮЛЯ 27 ЛНЯ 1714 (July, 27th day, 1714).
The original medal was made to commemorate the naval victory at Gangut on 7 August 1714 (27 July O.S.) which took place during the Great Northern War of 1700-1721, a conflict between Russia and Sweden. Gangut is derived from the Russian cyrillization of Hangöudd, the Swedish name for the Hanko Peninsula near the modern-day city of Hanko, Finland. The battle was fought between the Russian fleet of 80 galleys and the Swedish fleet of 16 ships of the line and 7 smaller ships. Due to lack of wind, the Russian rowing ships managed to encircle the Swedish sailing ships resulting in the first Russian naval victory. The battle is also known as the naval victory at Tveremünde or Ganges-Uda.
Lit: Barac4, 1446; Diakov1, 158-166; Duffy, 27-28; Iversen, 43-45; Forrer4, 97; Massie, 532-534; Spassky, 18-19; Werlich, 30; Woodward, 23-25.