Lot 2047
Peter I, the Great, 1689-1725, Peter the Great Medals, Medal. Peter I, the Great, 1689-1725, Peter the Great Medals, Medal. Silver. 59.9 mm. Unsigned. Peace of Nystadt, 1721. Diakov 57.6 (R2), Reichel 1421 (R2), Sm 210. Noah’s ark at sea, a dove flying above bearing an olive branch; in the sky a rainbow joins St. Petersburg and Stockholm, three-line Latin legend (with chronogram date) in ex. / Twelve-line Latin legend (To the Great, Best, God-Fearing and Fortunate, to Sovereign Peter I in Name and Deed the Great Russian Emperor and Father Who in Two Decades of Triumph Subdued the North, This Medal Struck from Gold is Respectfully Presented). Rare and very attractive. Toned a pleasing lavender gray with iridescent turquoise and violet highlights. Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $10,000-UP.
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