Bronze Medal of Orlov, Alexei Grigoryevich, Saint Petersburg. 0000.999.75880

Physical Description

• Measurements

  • Diameter (in mm): 89

Typological Description

• Object Type: Medal

• Date on Object

  • Date: 1770
• Material: Bronze

• Authority

  • Artist: Gass, Johann Balthasar

• Obverse

  • Legend: [In Russian] COUNT A. GR. ORLOV, CONQUEROR AND DESTROYER OF THE TURKISH FLEET
  • Type: Uniformed facing half-length portrait of Orlov wearing plumed helmet with doulbe eagle egret and holding periscope in l. hand
  • Symbol: below bust truncation: I.B.GASS F.
  • Portrait: Orlov, Alexei Grigoryevich

• Reverse

  • Legend: [In Russian] RUSSIA SHALL INDEED REJOYCE AND CELEBRATE/ in ex: CHESMA 24 AND 26 JUNE 1770/ TO THE VICTOR WITH GRATITUDE/FROM THE COLLEGE OF ADMIRALTY
  • Type: Map depicting strategic locations of Russian and Turkish fleets before the battle of Chesme

References

• Reference: Diakov.153.1
• Reference: Smirnov.264

Administrative History

• Identifier: 0000.999.75880
• Lot: 0000.999
• Department: Medals and Decorations
• Collection: American Numismatic Society

Description

Rights

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