Medal - Conquest of the City of Stralsund Type 2

Location Denmark
Year 1715
Type Commemorative medal
Composition Silver
Weight 39.5 g
Diameter 44 mm
Thickness
Shape Round
Technique
Orientation
Edge Raised lettering
Lettering: FIDELITER FORTITER FELICITER
Period
Notice
Reference(s) Galster#363, Brock Pr#543
Obverse description Clasped hands and crowns of the three Frederichs (Friedrich Wilhelm I of Prussia, Frederik IV of Denmark and Friedrich August I of Saxony - Poland, the three Kings of the coalition against Sweden) inside a triangle. Double legend outside, one on triangle sides, the other along the rim
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering FRIDRICORVM | CONIVNCTIO | TRIPLEX PRO TRAN = | QUILLITATE | PVBLICA
Reverse description View of the City of Stralsund and its harbor with Rygen island at right. Danish battle fleet approaching on horizon. Text below, in exergue
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering FRIDRICORVM VICTORIA TRIPLEX __________________________________ FVG · CLASSE SVEC · D · 9 · AVG · INS · RÜGEN · D · 16 · NOV · ET STRALSUNDA OC = CVPATA · 24 · DEC · 1715 .
Mintage
Numisquare ID 2796728990
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