1088488 | SWEDEN. Carl XII. (King, 1697-1718). 1705-Dated AR Medal. NGC AU58. By Arvid Karlsteen (portrait attributed to B. Richter) . 52mm. 61.93gm. CAROLVS • XII • D • G • REX • SVECIAE •. Bust, right / DE • SCHEREMETEFFIO •. Allegorical figure of Victory placing her right foot on a helmet while fastening a Russian shield of arms to a palm tree; four-line legend in exergue. Hildebrand I p.529, 89; Stenström 131 (NNA 1945).

Struck to commemorate victory over the Russians at Gemauerthoff (Courland, in western Latvia). A prominent die flaw can be seen through the portrait

Housed in an oversized holder. Insert mistakenly notes 1706 as date.


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On July 16, 1705, a force of some 7,000 Swedish soldiers commanded by Count Adam Ludwig von Lewenhaupt met approximately 20,000 Russians and Tartars led by the Russian Prince Boris Sjeremetjev near Gemauerthoff in Courland. The Swedes won the battle, in which more than 6,000 Russian soldiers perished. Charles XII praised his military commander and appointed Lewenhaupt lieutenant general. Both military leaders, Lewenhaupt and Sjeremetjev, being named on the reverse side of the medal.