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Medal - Victory over Danish Army in the Battle of Helsingborg
| Location | Sweden |
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| Year | 1710 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | Armored bust of King Karl XII facing right, with short curly hair, wearing classical plate armor with ornate shoulder pauldron. The circumferential Latin legend runs along the raised rim, with the engraver's initials P.H.M. visible at the lower left of the bust. |
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| Reverse description | Mars, the god of war, seated in classical armor with plumed helmet, raises a sword in his right hand while resting his left arm on a large oval shield emblazoned with the Three Crowns of Sweden. He is surrounded by a trophy of captured arms including cannons, muskets, banners, drums, and cannonballs, symbolizing the defeated Danish army. The exergue below a separating line bears the inscription AD HELSINGBVR: / GVM · 1710 ·, while the legend PRO FOCIS arcs across the upper field. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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