Medal - Alexander II Consecration of the St. Isaac Cathedral in St. Petersburg

€127,513.00
LocationRussian Empire
Year1858
TypeCommemorative medals/Inauguration medals
CompositionGold plated bronze (gilded bronze)
Weight199.04 g
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ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
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NoticeAlexander Lyalin, V. Alexeev
Reference(s) Diakov#677.1 , Smirn#617
Obverse descriptionCentral medallion with a cameo portrait of Peter the Great r., surrounded by five medallions with the portraits of Catherine the Great, Paul I, Alexander I, Nicholas I and Alexander II, oak branches in between, Lyalin`s signature in arm truncation of Peter I.
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Reverse descriptionFront view of the Cathedral, above the exergue APXИTMOHTΦEPAHД (Architect Montferand) left, АЛЯЛИНЪ and B.AЛEKC€EBЪ P. (Engraved by V. Alexeyev) right below exergual line; Render unto God the Things which are God`s and unto Caesar the Things which are Caesar`s (St. Matthew, 22-21).
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EngraverSaint Petersburg, Russia (1724-date)
Mintage1858  - Prooflike -
Catalog ID2334073780
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