Bronze Medal of Catherine II of Russia, Saint Petersburg. 0000.999.53494

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/0000.999.53494

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Obverse: CATHERINE II - Shoulder-length portrait of Catherine, laureated and dressed in bejeweled court gown, l.
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Reverse: [In Russian]: THUS BECOME MATURE/in ex: FOR EXCELLENCE - Vineyard with radiant sun above, r.

Physical Description

  • Axis: 12

  • Measurements

    • Weight (in gr.): 70.38
    • Diameter (in mm): 54

Typological Description

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Administrative History

  • Identifier: 0000.999.53494
  • Lot: 0000.999
  • Department: Medals and Decorations
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

Description

This is a 19-th century restrike of a medal issued for the pupils of the Smolny Convent, a school for orphaned girls of noble descent but meagre means.

Rights

  • CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
  • License: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) (images)
  • Rights: Copyright Undetermined