Sweden (Related to Estonia) Silver Medal 1700 - Victory at Narva, 20 November 1700 - Karl XII (1697–1718)

5.30g. 21mm. XF/AU. 

Medalier: Christian Wermuth (C·W· under the bust).

Delzanno (SKM) 69a (Ag) RRR - 3-5 known exemplars in private collections, without price value, R. Delzanno reports that only one specimen have been documented as sold; Hildebrand 46. 

Extremely rare. 

Obv.: Cuirassed and draped bust of Charles XII of Sweden right, wearing periwig. 

Inscription around: 

CAROL· XII· REX SUECIAE· / C·W· 

(Charles XII, King of Sweden / C·W·). 

Rev.: Victory walking to the right, holding a palm branch and laurel wreath. 

Inscription around: 

VICTORIA RVSSICA MAXIMA 

(The greatest victory over the Russians). 

In exergue: 

D·XX·NOVEMB· / MDCC 

(20 November / 1700). 

Edge: 

QVINI CENTENOS ET CENTENI DECIES MILLENOS FVGABVNT. LEV. 26. 

(Five of you shall chase a hundred, and a hundred of you shall put ten thousand to flight. – Leviticus 26). 

This medal, engraved by Christian Wermuth, commemorates the Swedish victory at the Battle of Narva on 20 November 1700. Despite being heavily outnumbered, the young Karl XII led his forces to a dramatic and crushing triumph over the Russian army besieging Narva. The Latin inscription emphasizes the scale of the victory, portraying it as the greatest ever achieved over the Russians. This small-format silver variant is extremely rare and features a biblical edge inscription.