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Description: | Medal commemorating Admiral Charles, Duke of S�dermanland (1748-1818) and the battle of Hogland, 1788. Obverse: Head of Admiral S�dermanland with long hair (right), bare neck. Legend: 'CAROLUS D . G . REGN . SVEC . PRINC . HAER . DUX SUDERM.' (Charles, by the grace of God, heir to the Kingdom of Sweden, Duke of S�dermanland.) Reverse: A winged Victory standing on the prow of a galley, holding a wreath over her head and in her left hand two Russian flags pointing downward. Legend: 'TANTO NOMINI TANTAE VIRTUTI.' (For such fame and valour.) Exergue: 'DE CLASSE RUSS . AD HOGL . XVII JUL . MDCCLXXXVIII' (Won from the Russian fleet at Hogland, 17 July 1788).
caption: Medal commemorating Admiral Charles, Duke of S�dermanland (1748-1818) and the battle of Hogland, 1788; obverse
caption: Medal commemorating Admiral Charles, Duke of S�dermanland (1748-1818) and the battle of Hogland, 1788; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Duke medals Enh�rning Charles of S�dermanland C. | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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