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Medal - Frederik IV Altona Fire and Swedish Army defeat
| Location | Denmark |
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| Year | 1713 |
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| Technique | struck |
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| Obverse description | Armored and mantled bust of King Frederik IV facing right, wearing a long curly wig, in high relief. The engraver's signature P. BERG. F. appears at the lower field, with a small equestrian figure beneath it. The circular Latin legend runs along the raised rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | FRIDERICUS · IIII · D · G · REX · DAN · NOR · G · A · G P. BERG. F. |
| Reverse description | A tall pyramid bearing an ornate crowned shield with the royal cypher of Frederik IV and a trophy of flags and standards occupies the center of the field; atop the pyramid, the radiant Eye of Providence emerges from billowing clouds. To the right, an arm issuing from clouds hurls lightning bolts over a heap of Swedish arms, flags, and trophies scattered on the ground. To the left, the city of Altona is shown engulfed in flames and smoke. A five-line exergual inscription is enclosed within an inner circle, while the circular Latin legend runs along the outer rim, reading in reverse at the base. |
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