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Medal commemorating the capture of two Swedish ships, 1703; obverse Long Caption: Medal commemorating the capture of Schlüsselburg, 1702. Obverse: Bust of Czar Peter I, laureate, in armour and cloak (right). Legend: 'PETRVS . ALEXII . FIL . D . G . RVSS . IMP . M . DVX MOSCOVIAE.' Reverse: Storming of the fortress, batteries in foreground; Neptune, holding a trident in right hand, and a key in left, lying below. Legend: 'NOTTEBVRGVM . NUNC . SCHLVSSELBVRGUM .' Exergue: '. POST . ANN . XG ABHOSTE . REGVP . D . XII OCTOB SV MDCCII.' (Notteburg now Schlüsselburg after ninety years recaptured from the enemy.) A copy after P.H. Müller. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: MEC0407 Artist: T. Iwanov Date: 1702 Medium: bronze Size: 44 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.