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Description: | Medal commemorating Admiral Gustavus af Psilander (1669-1738). Obverse: Bust of Admiral Psilander in long wig and uniform (right). Legend: 'GUST . A PSILANDER L . B . THALASSIARCHA.' Reverse: An antique galley, sail furled, sinking by the stern. Legend: 'SIDANT RES ANIMUS EMERGIT.' (Let his fortunes sink: his soul survives.) Exergue: 'INVICTUS ADVERSIS FATO CEDIDIT 1738.' (Unconquered by misfortune, he fell a victim to fate.) This presumably refers to his refusal to surrender in his 50-gun ship 'Oeland' to an English squadron in 1704.
caption: Medal commemorating Admiral G af Psilander (1669-1738); obverse
caption: Medal commemorating Admiral G af Psilander (1669-1738); reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | medals Enegren G.A. Gustavus af Psilander | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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Commemorative medal Obverse only. Inscr.…
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