4256 x 2832 px | 36 x 24 cm | 14,2 x 9,4 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
9 dicembre 2018
Ubicazione:
Studio Mikko Mattila
Altre informazioni:
Here are the silver Riksdaler coins from the 1700's with the King Gustav lll's right profile. The King Gustav was as much loved by the Finnish common people as he was hated by the Swedish nobility. Gustav lll, born 1746, served as the King of Sweden from 1771 until his assassination in 1792. The Finns will always be remembered him for challenging the Embress Catherine ll, the Great, of Russia on the Russo-Swedish war 1788-1790. Gustav lll led the Swedish Navy to crush the Russian fleet at the Battle of Svensksund, Finland, on 9 July 1790. The King had said, when he was observing the battle and saw the sea was full of blood, human body parts, wooden splinters and sinking ships, " It would be the best, if the wind changed the direction and the Russians could escape". The wind kept blowing from the east. Totally over 500 ships took part of Battle of Svensksund and it is the biggest Swedish naval victory and the largest naval battle ever in the Baltic Sea. One, 1/3 and 1/6 Riksdaler coins
