Medal - Frederik IV Conquest of the City of Stade

€146,535.00
LocationDenmark
Year1712
TypeCommemorative medals/Historical medal
CompositionSilver
Weight109.7 g
Diameter60.5 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
Technique
Orientation
Edge
Period
NoticePeter Berg
Reference(s) Galster#300
Obverse descriptionArmored and mantled bust of King Frederik IV facing right, with long and curly hair.
Obverse letteringFRIDERICVS IIII D.G.REX.DAN.NOR.V.G. P.BERG.F.
(Translation: Frederik IV Dei Gratia King of Denmark, Norway, the Wends and the Goths Made by Peter Berg)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionVarious scenes of the Battle for the City of Stade. In the foreground a kneeling person (maybe personification of Sweden) offers the keys of the City to King of Denmark that is on an horseback at right, together with three knights. Shields of the Duchy of Bremen-Verden and of Stade are below the kneeling person. In the background the main camp of the Danish Army and the bombardment of the fortified city of Stade.
Reverse letteringSTADA. EXPUGNATA. ___________________________ PAESIDIO. VICTORIS. LEGES. SURFUNTE. VIII. ID. SEPT. * MDCCXII *
Reverse scriptLatin
Engraver
Mintage1712  - -
Catalog ID1350313100
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