Russia Medal (1710) in memory of the capture of Kexholm; September 8 1710...

Russia Medal (1710) in memory of the capture of Kexholm; September 8 1710; from a series of medals for the events of the Northern War. St. Petersburg Mint; last quarter of the 18th century. Medalist T.I. Ivanov (face style - on the edge of the image: T I). Bronze; 47 g. Diameter 46.8-46.9 mm (ovality). Iversen# XXXIII.c. Dyakov # 36.6 (lit. art.); # 36.8. (vol. Art.). Sokolov# 091.z.K. Great Russian victories in the medal and engraving # 372 (lit. art.; analogue of ob. art.). Inscriptions on about. Art. medals: at the top along the circumference - 'IMPERIO LAETI PARET CARELA GRADIVI•' (Karela obeys the orders of the jubilant Mars; ); below - CARELA at. / KEXHOLM•» (Karela / Kexholm); under the bleed of the image in two lines - 'CAPTA 8 • SEPT • / ST • V •' (taken on September 8; according to the old style). RARE NGC MS 64 BN PL TOP POP