[In Russian] CATHERINE II PATRON: Half-length portrait of Catherine II, crowned and dressed in bejeweled court dress, r.
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[In Russian] BE ALWAYS THUS FIRM/in ex: ST. PETERSBURG IMPERIAL ACADEMY OR ARTS/ INAUGURATED/JUNE 28 1765: Stone block amidst sea waves at center, with attributes of art, sculpture and architecture atop
CE MONVMENT ELEVE A LA GLOIREDE GAMBETTA PAR LA FRANCEREPVBLICAINE A ETE INAVGVRE LE 13 JVILLET 1888 CARNOT ETANT PRESIDENT DELA REPVBLIQVE: view of the Gambetta monument