Medal - Alexander III 50th Anniversary of the Ministry of State Property

€170,049.00
LocationRussian Empire
Year1887
TypeCommemorative medals/Institution medal
CompositionBronze
Weight267.46 g
Diameter81 mm
Thickness8 mm
ShapeRound
Technique
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Period
NoticeObverse: Avraam Griliches
Reverse: Sergey Vazhenin
Reference(s) Diakov#996.1
Obverse description
Obverse letteringВ ПАМЯТЬ ПЯТИДЕСЯТИЛЕТИЯ МИНИСТЕРСТВА ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫХ ИМУЩЕСТВ АГ • 1837-1887 •
(Translation: In commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Ministry of State Property AG 1837-1887)
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Reverse descriptionOn the back side is an allegorical group that displays the main functions of the MINISTRY OF PUBLIC PROPERTY: a shepherd with a staff (cattle breeding), a bull, a deer and a female figure in an antique attire (forestry), a female figure in an ancient attire with a sheaf and sickle (farming) emerging from the crevice Earth is a male figure with druzy crystals (mining), in the foreground is a mountain hammer and a pick.
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EngraverSaint Petersburg / Leningrad / Petrograd, Russia (1724-date)
Mintage1887  - St. Petersburg Mint -
Catalog ID6279167760
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