Russia Tin-Alloy Medal 1720 - Capture of Four Swedish Frigates near Grengam, 27 July 1720 - Peter I (1682–1725)

53.31g. 60mm. UNC/UNC. Marvelous brilliant icy mint frost specimen with mirror shine. 

St. Petersburg mint.

Medalier: Unsigned.

Diakov 56.6 (Au - R5, Ar - R2). 

Rare. 

Obv.: Bust of Peter I right, laureate, in armour and mantle.

Inscription around:

БОЖIЕЮ • МIЛОСmIЮ • ПЕТРЬ • ПЕРВЫИ • ЦРЬ • IСАМОДЕРЖЕЦЬ • ВСЕРОСIИСКIИ •

(By the grace of God, Peter the First, Tsar and Autocrat of All Russia).

Rev.: Naval battle scene showing the retreat of Swedish ships under attack by Russian forces and the boarding and capture of four Swedish frigates.

Inscription around:

ПРIЛѢЖАНIЕ И ХРАБРОСmЬ ПРЕВОСХОДИImЬ • СIЛУ☩

(Diligence and bravery surpass strength).

In exergue:

ПРИ ГРЕIНГАМЬ 1720 | IУЛЯ 27 ДНЯ

(At Grengam, 27 July 1720).

The naval engagement near Grengam on 27 July 1720 was a significant victory of Russia over Sweden during the final phase of the Great Northern War. Russian galley forces engaged a Swedish squadron in the Åland archipelago and succeeded in capturing four frigates after close combat. The battle demonstrated the effectiveness of Russia’s galley fleet in confined waters and further weakened Sweden’s naval presence in the Baltic, contributing to the conclusion of the war.