Russia (Finland) Bronze Medal 1710 (2nd half 18th c.) - Capture of Vyborg, 12 June 1710 - Peter I (1682–1725)

53.58g. 48mm. UNC/UNC. Superb mint state specimen with full luster and pleasing old toning. 

St. Petersburg mint.

Medalier: Timofey Ivanov (T • I • on obverse truncation).

Diakov 31.5 (Ar - R1).

Obv.: Bust of Peter I right, in laurel wreath with bow; cuirass decorated with arabesques.

Inscription around:

PETRVS . ALEXII . FIL . D . G . RVSS . IMP . M . DVXMOSCOVIÆ

(Peter, son of Alexis, by the grace of God Emperor of Russia, Grand Duke of Moscow).

Rev.: Chronogram 1710. Above the plan of the siege of Vyborg, an eagle in flight pursues a crane.

Inscription around:

OCCVᴘᴀᴛ ᴀVDᴇɴᴛᴇM • oᴠıᴅ •

(He seizes the daring one — Ovid).

In exergue:

WIBVRGVM EXPVG • | D • 14 • IVN • S • V •

(Vyborg taken on 14 June [Old Style]).

The capture of Vyborg in June 1710 was a major success of Russia over Sweden during the Great Northern War. After a prolonged siege, the Swedish garrison capitulated, securing control over a key fortress in Karelia. The fall of Vyborg significantly weakened Sweden’s defensive system in the eastern Baltic and strengthened Russian positions in the region. The city later formed part of the Grand Duchy of Finland within the Russian Empire.