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Description: | Medal commemorating Admiral Fedor Matreevich Apraxin (1671-1728). Obverse: Bust of Admiral Apraxin in a long wig and armour, draped. Legend in Russian. (His Imperial Majesty's Admiral, Feodor Matveyevitch Apraxin). Reverse: A fleet, one large vessel in foreground, approaching the land where troops are offering resistance; above two hands, issuing from clouds, holding a wreath. Legend in Russian (He that keeps this sleeps not. Better death than infidelity). Exergue: '1708.'
caption: Medal commemorating Admiral Apraxin; obverse
caption: Medal commemorating Admiral Apraxin; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Fedor Matreevich medals Apraxin Gouin | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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