Russia 1704 Medal Diakov-19.2 Bronzed AE Kronschloss PCGS MS62

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PCGS Zertifikatsnummer: 57640172

Erhaltung: MS62

Nennwert: Medal

Jahr: 1704

Durchmesser: 46

PCGS Katalognummer: 986882

Name: 1704 Medal Diakov-19.2 Bronzed AE Kronschloss

Material: Bronzed

Land: Russia

Haupt-Variante: Diakov-19.2 Bronzed AE - Kronschloss

Katalognummer: PCGS 986882

1704, Russia, Peter I. Construction of the fortress of Kronschloss at Kronstadt. Bronze Medal. PCGS MS-62!

Mint Year: 1704
References: Diakov 19.2.
Condition: Certified and graded by PCGS as MS-62!
Ruler: Petr I Alekseyevich Veliky (Peter the Great) of Russia
Denomination: Medal - Construction of the fortress of Kronschloss at Kronstadt.
Material: Bronze
Weight: 51.63gm
Diameter: 67mm

Obverse: Laureate, draped and armored bust of the Emperor right. Medallist´s initials (S.Y.) inside arm truncation.
Legend: PALLAS QVAM CONDIDIT ARCEM IPSA COLIT . Virg. ("Pallas founded the fortress, which she inhabits. – Virgil.")
Exergue: CRON . SCHLOSS MEDIA HIEME A RVSS . IMPERATORE EXTRVCT . MDCCIII ("Cronschloss, built in the middle of winter by the Emperor of Russia. 1704.")

Reverse: Athena standing left, holding spear and pointing towards a nesting kingfisher bird (Halcyon). On the ground in front of the goddes are placed scientific instruments of navigation and masonry (architecture). In the background we see scattering clouds and sun shining upon two sailships.
Legend: HIBERNO TEMPORE NIDIS INCVBAT ALCYONE TVM VIA TVTA MARIS Ovid . Metam . ("In wintertime Alcyone broods on her nest – then the sea path is safe. – Ovid, Metamorphoses.")
Exergue: MARIS FINNICI SECVRITA * ("Security of the Gulf of Finland.")



Kronschlot/Kronschloss, a sea fort, the first fortification of the Kronstadt Fortress. It was founded in the winter of 1703-04 on a shallow in the Gulf of Finland, south of Kotlin Island based on the designs of Tsar Peter the Great. It was built by soldiers under the guidance of A.D. Menshikov. A three-storied tower with a spire, made of raw brick with a wooden framework, was raised on a crib foundation. The tower was armed with 14 guns. On 7 May 1704 (18May, New Style), the fortress flag was hoisted; this day is considered as the day of Kronstadt’s foundation. In the summer of 1704 and 1705, battles against Swedish naval forces took place by Kronschlot. In 1716-22, the fort was rebuilt in the form of an armed wall with a bastion trace, the foundation Island was expanded, and an inner harbour built. In 1747, the decayed tower of Kronschlot was knocked down. In 1797-1807, the fort walls were partially faced with granite. In 1808, on the north-west side of Kronschlot, a battery of earth fill and timber was erected, and the whole fort was re-armed with 104 guns. In 1850-54, Kronschlot was rebuilt (engineer I.A. Zakrzhetsky), the basement Island was covered with sand, while the building of a three-storied stone battery with casemates was discontinued due to the Crimean War of 1853-56. In 1916, the second storey of the battery was transformed into a covered armoured barracks.



Peter I the Great or Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov (9 June 1672 – 8 February 1725) ruled Russia and later the Russian Empire from 7 May 1682 until his death.

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