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Description: | Medal commemorating the Battle of Svensksund, 1790. Obverse: Short bust of Gustavus III with long hair, laureate (right). Legend: 'GUSTAVUS III . D . G . REX SVECIAE.' (Gustavus III, by the grace of God, King of Sweden.) Reverse: Victory standing, facing, holding in her right a medallion, inscribed 'IX . X . IUL . MDCCXC', her left hand holding a wreath and resting on the Swedish shield; a rostral column (left). Legend: 'DEBELLATORI HOSTIUM AUGUSTO.' (To Augustus, conqueror of the enemy.) Exergue (continuing): 'PACE PARTA ORDD . REGNI IN COMITIIS MDCCXCII.' (Dedicated, on the conclusion of peace, by the Orders of the Realm in session, 1792.)
caption: Medal commemorating the Battle of Svensksund, 1790 | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | medals Gustavus III King of | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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