Death of King Charles XII at the Siege of Fredriksten
Features
| Location |
Sweden
 |
|---|---|
| King |
Charles XII (Karl XII) (1697-1718)
|
| Type | Commemorative medals › Personality medals |
| Year | 1718 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Diameter | 51 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Number | N# 383825 |
| References | Hildebrand# KXII 197 Bror Emil Hildebrand; 1874. Sveriges och Svenska Konungahusets Minnespenningar Prakmynt och Belöningsmedaljer = Sweden's and the Swedish Royal House's Commemorative Coins Precious Coins and Reward Medals. Kongl. Vitterhets Historie och Antiquitets Akademiens Förlag, Stockholm, Sweden. Peter Felder; 1978. Medailleur Johann Carl Hedlinger = Medallist Johann Carl Hedlinger. Verlag Sauerländer, Aarau, Switzerland. |
Obverse
Bust facing right. Legend around.
Script: Latin
Lettering: CAROL · XII · D · G · R · SVEC · OCCVB · D · 30 · NOV · A · 1718 ·
Engraver: Johann Karl von Hedlinger
Reverse
Lion left trying to liberate himself from ropes. Legend above. Two lines of text in exergue below.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
INDOCILIS PATI ·
IN PERPET · MEMOR ·
MAGNANIMI ·
Engraver: Johann Karl von Hedlinger
Mint
Stockholm, Sweden (?-1855)See also
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