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Medal - Catherine II Battle of Chesma
Location | Russian
Empire |
Year | 1770 |
Type | Award medals/Military award |
Composition | Silver |
Weight | |
Diameter | 39 mm |
Thickness | |
Shape | Round with a loop |
Technique | |
Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
Edge | |
Period | |
Notice | Timofey Ivanovich Ivanov |
Reference(s) | |
Obverse description | Bust of Empress Ekaterina II facing right. |
Obverse lettering | Б∙М∙ЕКАТЕРИНА∙II∙ІМПЕРАТ∙ИСАМОДЕРЖ∙ВСЕРОСС
T IВАНОВЪ • (Translation: By God`s grace Ekaterina II Empress and Autocrat of all Russia) |
Obverse script | |
Reverse description | Scene of sea battle. |
Reverse lettering | БЫЛЪ
ЧЕСМЕ
Ю
ЧЕСМЕ . 1770 . ГОДА
IЮЛЯ. 24 Д. (Translation: There was Chesme U Chesme 1770 year July 24th) |
Reverse script | |
Engraver | Saint Petersburg / Leningrad / Petrograd, Russia (1724-date) |
Mintage | 1770 - St. Petersburg Mint; about 5000 - 5 000
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Catalog ID | 7386174890 |
Comments | |