1710年俄罗斯彼得一世大帝降服雷瓦尔胜利金章。RUSSIA. Peter I (the Great)/Capture of Reval (Tallinn) Gold Medal, "1710" (in reverse chronogram). PCGS SPECIMEN Genuine--Rim Repaired, Unc Details Gold Shield.I. Konstantinov 所铸。正面：带桂冠的胸像，披肩和装甲，面朝右；背面：设计感十足的城市鸟瞰图；在右上方，一双翼勇士装甲左飞，手持剑和冠冕，以示降服。币缘：有修补痕迹，光边。此奖章非常罕见，设计雄伟，为彼得大帝统治时期的各种年度辉煌成就所铸。其中大北方战争（沙俄与瑞典之间爆发的战争）的胜利，令俄国从此称霸波罗的海。儘管有一些零散的痕迹和髮丝痕，整体品相依然完整，Konstantinov 的铸压技术亦是巧夺天工，正面人像栩栩如生。此枚奖章为标志爱沙尼亚首都雷瓦尔（现称塔林）一役俄国的胜利。随著顺利攻佔里加和派尔努，爱沙尼亚和利沃尼亚（瑞典的波罗的海各省）的投降象徵著北部力量均势的明显转变，俄罗斯逐渐称霸波罗的海。儘管曾经被指控在征服雷瓦尔时利用了生物战，但普遍不再认为俄罗斯是该市内突然爆发鼠疫的幕后黑手。雷瓦尔在被俄罗斯军队重重围困一下最终降服，但鼠疫似乎在俄罗斯军队攻佔之前便已在市内流行。然而，传闻中俄罗斯人将尸体倾倒在市内的溪流，依然是广为流传的生物战例子之一。Dia-37.5. Diameter: 47mm; Weight: 63.87 gms. By I. Konstantinov. Obverse: Laureate, mantled, and armored bust right; Reverse: Stylized aerial view of the citys fortifications; to upper right, armored and winged Genius flying left, holding sword and mural crown as indication of the civic capitulation. Edge: Some repair as noted, otherwise plain. VERY RARE and highly brilliant, this majestic medal emanates from the vast series celebrating various annual achievements during the reign of Peter the Great, of which the exploits of the Great Northern War (between Russia and Sweden) play an integral role. Despite some scattered marks and hairlines, it nevertheless retains a stunning overall appearance, along with a highly intricate obverse. Indeed, Peters portrait seemingly comes alive given the impressive artistic rendition by Konstantinov.This particular medal celebrates the surrender of the city of Reval, now known as Tallinn, the capital city of Estonia. Along with the surrenders of Riga and Pernau, the capitulation of Estonia and Livonia (Swedens Baltic provinces) marked a decided shift in the balance of power in the north, with Russia emerging as a clear broker in the region. Though once alleged to have utilized biological warfare in their conquest of Reval, Russia is no longer believed to have been behind the sudden outbreak of a plague within the city. Besieged by Russian forces and ultimately yielding, the city seems to have fallen ill with the disease before the Russian forces were able to lay siege from outside. Nevertheless, the fabled tale of Russians dumping corpses into streams destined for the city remains as an apocryphal example of biological warfare. From the Pinnacle Collection.
