Sweden Commemorative Medal 20-th Anniversary of the Occupation of Riga 1641

H.-Cz. 4364 (R3); Hildebrand I, p. 105, 8; Maué 45. R; Silver medal 1621, by S. Dadler, minted in 1641, on the capture of Riga by the Swedes on 16 September. The harnish king rides r. with staff in the rights, on top two cherubs sitting on clouds, the king bekränzen, in the background the town view of Riga with Swedish troops//view of the besieged town from the Düna (Daugava) seen, in the foreground Swedish riders and fight scene, in the segment the signature H W (Heinrich Wulf, coin master in Riga, in 1633-1659). 58.10 mm; 53.30 g.; In the summer of 1621 Gustav II began. Adolf the Swedish * Polish War by landing on the Livonian coast and besieging the most important Livonian city of Riga. The siege began on 15 August and ended on 16 September 1621, when the city gates were opened to the Swedes after heavy fire. VF-XF

N° 2439 | Sweden Commemorative Medal 20-th Anniversary of the Occupation of Riga 1641

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