1696 AD., Russian Empire, Peter the Great, 19th century bronze electrotype copy of a medal commemorating the Establishment of the Russian Navy, cf. Diakov 4.3.

Russia, Russian Empire / Tsardom of Rus, Petr I Alekseyevich Veliky (Peter the Great, 1682-1725), 19th century bronze electrotype copy of a medal commemorating the Establishment of the Russian Navy - établissement de la flotte russe, by S. Judin and J. G. Waechter, dated in Roman numerals 1696 AD.,
Medal (ø 66-67 mm / 109 g), bronze electrotype copy, axes medal alignment ↑↑ (0°), plain smoothed edge, original dimensions: 66,0 mm, 93,52 - 97,77 g.,
Obv.: (rosette) PETRVS ALEXII FILIVS D G TZAR ET MAGNVS DVX TOTIVS RVSSIÆ , his laureate, draped, and armored bust right - Buste à droite de Pierre Ier, lauré et drapé.
Rev.: FACTA PVTA QVÆCVNQVE IVBES ovid // I·G·W·F· / K.B.A. // PRIMORDIA RUSSICAE / CLASSIS CIϽIϽCXCVI , ("consider complete that which you have commanded", –adapted from Ovid), Neptune, holding reins and trident, standing in seashell pulled right by two sea horses and being hailed by Russia to right, leaning upon rudder; Russian shield to right - Neptune sur son char, signature I·G·W·F· / K.B.A. ; à l'exergue : PRIMORDIA. RUSSICAE / CLASSIS. CICICCXCVI (the origin of the Russian navy) (middle C's retrograde).
cf. Diakov 4.3 ; - Moneta 60, 4 ; - Iversen series IV, p. 3 .

The regular Russian Navy was created at the initiative of Peter the Great. During the Second Azov campaign of 1696 against Ottoman Empire, the Russians employed for the first time 2 warships, 4 fireships, 23 galleys and 1300 strugs, built on the Voronezh River. After the Azov fortress was taken, at Peter I's request the Boyar Duma understood the vital importance of a navy for successful warfare and passed a decree on commencing the construction of a regular navy on 20 October 1696. This date is considered the official birthday of the regular Russian Navy. Early on in his reign, Peter made a tour to western Europe, England, and Holland. In Holland, he became acquainted with the work of the mathematicians Hans Gouda, Dirk Raven, and Hans Isbrandtsen Hoogzaat, which sparked his enthusiasm for the value of mathematics. A major result of this tour was the hiring of large numbers of foreign specialists of various expertise, including mathematicians.