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Medal - Commander Hans Helgesen

Location Denmark
Year 1850
Type Commemorative medal
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Obverse lettering FREDERIKSTAD DEN 4de OCTOBER 1850. HELGESEN
Reverse description Eight lines of Danish verse inscription occupy the central field, surmounted by a radiant sunburst with a laurel wreath at its base. Below the text, a trophy of war is depicted comprising crossed cannon barrels, draped banners, trumpets, and edged weapons, with a small castle tower rising from the center of the composition. The whole is enclosed within a beaded border.
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Reverse lettering SOM DOVRE, HVOR HAN LYSET SAAE OPRINDE, STOD GAMLE HELGESEN VED FREDRIKSTAD, SOM DET UROKKELIGT STAAER HER HANS MINDE, I DANMARKS KRONIKE ET SJELDENT BLAD ALLEN & MOORE
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