“For the victory at Gangut” - a medal awarded to the participants of the Gangut battle.
| Medal "For the victory at Gangut" | ||
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| A country | Russian kingdom | |
| Type of | Medal | |
| To whom is awarded | participants of the Gangut battle | |
| Award Basis | Victory in the Gangut battle | |
| Status | not awarded | |
| Statistics | ||
| Options | 41 mm. | |
| Established | 1714 | |
| Number of awards | over 3500 | |
The medal had the inscription: “ADJUSTMENT. AND Loyalty. EXCEED. STRONGLY " , " JULY 27 DAYS. 1714. " One of the manufacturers of the medal was Solomon Gwen. The diameter of the medal is 41 mm.
Content
Awarding
Silver
Navy crews and army landing regiments awarded silver medals. The sailor’s medal was different from the soldier’s. In 1714 , 1,000 medals were minted, in 1715 another 1,000 medals were minted, however, this amount was not enough to be awarded. In 1717 , at the request of F.M. Apraksin , another 1,500 medals were minted, which were enough in excess. The remaining 387 medals were returned to the Office of the Admiral.
Gold
144 officers were awarded the gold medal. Medals had various values: 100, 70, 45, 30, 11, and 7 chervonets. A gold medal was given along with the ribbon of the Order of St. Andrew . [one]
See also
- Gangut battle
- Medal "In memory of the 200th anniversary of the naval battle of Gangut"
Notes
- ↑ Award medal "For the victory at Gangut." 1714 (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment October 20, 2015. Archived March 4, 2016.