Bronze Medal of Catherine II of Russia, Saint Petersburg. 1988.124.233

Physical Description

• Axis: 12

• Measurements

  • Weight (in gr.): 48.71
  • Diameter (in mm): 53

Typological Description

• Object Type: Medal

• Date on Object

  • Date: 1765
• Manufacture: Struck
• Material: Bronze

• Authority

  • Artist: Vernier, Émile
  • Artist: Waechter, Johann Georg

• Geographic

  • Place of Production: Saint Petersburg
  • Place of Cataloging Relevance: Russia

• Obverse

  • Legend: [In Russian] CATHERINE II PATRON
  • Type: Half-length portrait of Catherine II, crowned and dressed in bejeweled court dress, r.
  • Symbol: beneath bust truncation: WAECHTER
  • Portrait: Catherine II of Russia

• Reverse

  • Legend: [In Russian] BE ALWAYS THUS FIRM/in ex: ST. PETERSBURG IMPERIAL ACADEMY OR ARTS/ INAUGURATED/JUNE 28 1765
  • Type: Stone block amidst sea waves at center, with attributes of art, sculpture and architecture atop
  • Symbol: above exergue line, at l.: VERNIER

References

• Reference: Diakov.128.1
• Reference: Smirnov.250
• Reference: Tiregale.97
• Reference: CRM.151

Administrative History

• Identifier: 1988.124.233
• Lot: 1988.124
• 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