Russia, Imperial. A Commemorative Medal For Victory At The Battle Of Poltava Auction Archive Austrian troops sacked the city

Austrian troops sacked the city and massacred numerous inhabitants before the surrender could be signed

a Medal for the 40th Anniversary of the Socialist Republic of Bulgaria

in gilt bronze with red and white enamels

flanked by stylized wings on either side

outside Norwegian territorial waters

Russia, Imperial. A Commemorative Medal For Victory At The Battle Of Poltava Auction Archive Austrian troops sacked the cityConstructed of silvered zink, the obverse bearing a raised depiction of Tsar Peter I (the Great) in full armour and mounted on a horse trampling fallen enemy combatants, circumscribed by patriotic slogans in Latin, situated above name and titles similarly presented in Latin, the reverse bearing a central depiction of Hercules wielding a club, surrounded by cannons and flag standards, overlaid a topographical map of Poltava, situated above a Latin