American Numismatic Society: Bronze Medal of Catherine II of Russia, Saint Petersburg, 1762

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Obverse: [In Russian] BY THE GRACE OF GOD CATHERINE.II.EMPRESS AND ALL-RUSSIAN AUTOCRAT - Half-length portrait of Catherine II, crowned and dressed in bejeweled court gown, r.

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Reverse: [In Russian] YOU TOO SHALL LIVE. The Gospel, 14-19/in ex: SEPTEMBER 1/1763 - Faith holding cross, l., consoling kneeling woman at r., holding infant; in background, the building of St. Petersburg Foundling Hospital with Catherine II's cipher

Physical Description

Measurements
- Weight (in gr.): 58
- Diameter (in mm): 53

Typological Description

Object Type: Medal
Date Range: 1762 - 1796
Date on Object
- Date: 1763
Material: Bronze
Authority
- Artist: Ivanov, Timofei
- Artist: Waechter, Johann Georg
Geographic
- Place of Production: Saint Petersburg
- Place of Cataloging Relevance: Russia
Obverse
- Symbol: below bust truncation: TIMOFEI IVANOV
- Portrait: Catherine II of Russia
Reverse
- Symbol: l., vertically, along column pedestal: J.G.Wachter

References

Reference: Diakov.123.3
Reference: Smirnov.248.a
Reference: L.Forrer Vol.3 p37

Administrative History

Identifier: 1951.109.3
Lot: 1951.109
Department: Medals and Decorations
Collection: American Numismatic Society

Description

This medal commemorates the opening of St. Petersburg Foundling Hopspital

Rights

CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
License: Public Domain Mark (images)
Rights: No Copyright - United States

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Bronze Medal of Catherine II of Russia, Saint Petersburg, 1762–1796. 1951.109.3

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Authority

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