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拍品專文
The medal was instituted by Tsar Peter the Great to commemorate the naval battle which took place on the 27 July 1714 near Cape Gagnut (Hango), located in south-western Finland, against the Swedish fleet.
The gold medal was awarded to higher ranking officers and a silver medal (present lot) was awarded to sailors and to infantry soldiers, who were on board the attacking galleys during the sea battle.
For a similar medal, see Prince Dimitri Romanov, The Orders, Medals and History of Imperial Russia, Copenhagen, 2000, pp. 72-73.
The gold medal was awarded to higher ranking officers and a silver medal (present lot) was awarded to sailors and to infantry soldiers, who were on board the attacking galleys during the sea battle.
For a similar medal, see Prince Dimitri Romanov, The Orders, Medals and History of Imperial Russia, Copenhagen, 2000, pp. 72-73.