Bronze Medal of Elizabeth of Russia, Saint Petersburg, 1762–1796. 1988.124.240

Physical Description

• Axis: 12

• Measurements

  • Weight (in gr.): 103.9
  • Diameter (in mm): 64

Typological Description

• Object Type: Medal
• Date Range: 1762 - 1796

• Date on Object

  • Date: 1754
• Material: Bronze

• Authority

  • Artist: Ivanov, Timofei
  • Artist: Waechter, Georg Christian

• Geographic

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

• Obverse

  • Legend: D.G. Elisabeta. AVGVSTA. OMN. ROSS.
  • Type: Bust of Elizabeth, crowned and dressed in bejeweled court gown, r.
  • Symbol: below bust truncation: TIMOFEI IVANOV
  • Portrait: Elizabeth of Russia

• Reverse

  • Legend: LITEMVT DISCERNE RET ARVIS./in ex: POSITI AGRIS LIMITES/D. XIII. MAY./MDCCLIX
  • Type: Justice with measure pole in l. hand, at center, wih her l. foot resting upon Discord, kneeling at l., with snake in l. hand; obelisk with double eagle atop at r.; surveying instrument on stand at l.; in background, two people surveying land.

References

• Reference: Diakov.99.2
• Reference: Smirnov.236

Administrative History

• Identifier: 1988.124.240
• Lot: 1988.124
• Department: Medals and Decorations
• Collection: American Numismatic Society

Description

This is a later restrike ( dating to late 18-19th century) of a medal struck during the reign of Catherine the Great (1762-1796) to commemorate the cessation of the land conflicts in 1754. Original die-stapms for this medal were executed by Georg Christian Waechter and copied by Timofei Ivanov who was active as a die-cutter at St. Petersburg Mint from 1751 to the late 1790s.

Rights

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