Russia Bronze Medal 1721 (Novodel 18th - 19th century) - In Commemoration of the Peace of Nystad with Sweden, 30 August 1721 - Peter I (1682–1725) - NGC MS 63 BN

Top Pop — this superb example features a sharp strike, brilliant Mint luster, and deeply attractive natural toning. 

Medalier: Unknown (unsigned copy). 

Diakov 57.6 (Ar - R2). 

Obv.: Noah's Ark at the center, with a dove carrying an olive branch flying above. On the horizon to the left – view of St. Petersburg, to the right – Stockholm; the two cities connected by a rainbow. Latin place names inscribed above: S. PETERSBURG and STOKHOLM. 

Below the exergue: 

ɴᴇoᴘoLI | ᴘosт вᴇLLI Iɴ sᴇᴘтʀıoɴᴇ | DILVVIVM | ı • c • 

(In Nystad, after the flood of the Northern War. I. Cupy. Chronogram with an error: 1720 instead of 1721). 

Rev.: Thirteen-line straight Latin inscription honoring Peter the Great for concluding peace in the north after twenty years of war. 

Inscription: 

M . О . R . F . 

Principi 

PETRO • I • 

Nomine • et factis stupendis 

MAGNO 

Russorum Imperatori 

PATRIQUE 

Post vicennales triuphos 

SEPTENTRIONIS PACATORI 

hoc ex • auro vernaculo 

Numisma 

D . D 

(To the Great, Orthodox, Happy, and Faithful Sovereign Peter I, for his wondrous name and deeds, Emperor and Father of the Russians, pacifier of the North after twenty years of triumphs, this medal is presented in native gold.). 

The Peace of Nystad, signed on 30 August 1721, marked the end of the Great Northern War between Russia and Sweden. This treaty concluded two decades of conflict and secured Russia's access to the Baltic Sea, including the territories of Ingria, Livonia, Estonia, and part of Karelia. It also signified the decline of Swedish dominance and the emergence of the Russian Empire as a leading European power. In recognition of these achievements, the Senate proclaimed Peter I as Emperor of All Russia, formally marking the transition from Tsardom to Empire. This medal allegorically celebrates peace, depicting the northern war as a biblical flood and Peter as its pacifier.