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100 Pounds Battle of Grengam
| Issuer | Suwarrow Atoll |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Diameter | 35.3 mm |
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| Obverse script | Latin/Cyrillic |
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| Reverse description | An oval portrait medallion of Prince M.M. Golitsyn, shown in a wigged bust facing slightly left, is positioned in the upper central field with the inscription КНЯЗЬ М.М. ГОЛИЦЫН below it. The main field features a detailed battle scene depicting sailing warships and smaller rowing boats engaged at the Battle of Grengam. The upper legend ВЕЛИКАЯ СЕВЕРНАЯ ВОЙНА 1700–1721 ГОДОВ arcs around the rim, while the lower inscription СРАЖЕНИЕ ПРИ ГРЕНГАМЕ / 27 ИЮЛЯ (7 АВГУСТА) / 1720 ГОДА appears in three lines across the lower exergue area. |
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The Battle of Grengam in July 1720 was the last major naval engagement of the Great Northern War, fought in the shallow waters of the Finnish archipelago where Russian galleys trapped and captured four Swedish frigates. The victory effectively ended Sweden's long dominance in the Baltic and secured Peter the Great's territorial gains just weeks before peace negotiations concluded at Nystad.
Suwarrow Atoll, a Cook Islands dependency with no permanent population, lends its name to this issue purely as a licensing arrangement.