Medal - Grand Duke Rurik № 7, Death of Truvor in Izborsk 864

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LocationRussian Empire
Year
TypeCommemorative medal
CompositionSilver
Weight197.58 g
Diameter
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
Orientation
Edge
Period
NoticeJohann Balthasar Gass, S. Vasiliev
Reference(s) Diakov#1674 (R3) , Smirn#69
Obverse descriptionHelmeted bust Grand Duke Rurik (862-879) wearing cuirass and mantle and holding shield and hammer.
Obverse letteringВЕЛИКIЙ КНЯЗЬ НОВГОРОДСКIЙ И ВАРЯГЪ РЮРИКЪ ∙
(Translation: Grand Duke of Novgorod and Varangian Rurik)
Obverse scriptCyrillic
Reverse descriptionBurial mound, city view in the background.
Reverse lettering
Reverse scriptCyrillic
Engraver
MintageND  - after 1783 -
Catalog ID2810492460
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