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Description: | Medal commemorating Admiral Count Wachtmeister (1641-1714). Obverse: Bust of Admiral Wachtmeister with long hair, draped (right). Legend: 'HANS . WACHTMEISTER . COMES . SENAT . R . ET . THALASSIARCHA.' (H. W., Count, Royal Senator and Admiral.) Reverse: View of Karlskrona harbour and four ships (right). Legend: 'HABES ADITUM MANSURAE IN SECULA FAMAE.' (Thou hast an entrance to fame that shall endure for ever). Exergue: 'STATIONE CLASSI CAROLICORONAE PARATA.' (A harbour prepared for the fleet at Karlskrona.) When peace was concluded with Denmark after the battle of Kj�ge Bay in 1677 the admiral organized Karlskrona as a naval base.
caption: Medal commemorating Admiral Count Wachtmeister (1641-1714); obverse
caption: Medal commemorating Admiral Count Wachtmeister (1641-1714); reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Count medals Enh�rning Wachmeister C. | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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