Bronze Medal of Peter I "the Great" of Russia, Paris. 1951.109.2

Physical Description

• Axis: 12

• Measurements

  • Weight (in gr.): 96.64
  • Diameter (in mm): 59

Typological Description

• Object Type: Medal
• Material: Bronze

• Authority

  • Artist: Duvivier, Jean
  • Maker: Monnaie de Paris

• Geographic

  • Place of Production: Paris
  • Place of Cataloging Relevance: Russia

• Obverse

  • Legend: PETRUS ALEXIEWITZ TZAR MAG. RUSS. IMP.
  • Type: Bust of Peter I. cuirassed and draped in emine mantle, r.
  • Symbol: in shoulder of bust: DU VIVIER F.
  • Portrait: Peter I "the Great" of Russia

• Reverse

  • Legend: [In Russian] 1700/AUGUST 22/FOUNDING OF THE/LEIB-GUARDS/NARVA/19 NOVEMBER 1700/1950.

• Edge

  • Description: at 6: BRONZE; mintmark of Paris Mint

Administrative History

• Identifier: 1951.109.2
• Lot: 1951.109
• 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)
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