Medal - Nicholas I Capture of Adrianople

€127,335.00
LocationRussian Empire
Year1829
TypeCommemorative medals/Event medal
CompositionGold plated bronze (gilded bronze)
Weight38.80 g
Diameter
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
Orientation
Edge
Period
NoticeChristoph Carl Pfeuffer
Reference(s) Diakov#485.1, Slg. Wurzbach#26, BDM IV#
Obverse descriptionWarrior in armour and plumed helmet standing before city gates, holds flag and sword. In background fallen Turkish flag.
Obverse letteringHADRIANOPOL.VICTR.RVSSOR.COPIIS DEDITA C.PFERUFFER F. D.8 AVG.ST.V.1829
Obverse script
Reverse description6 line legend.
Reverse letteringAVSPICIIS GLORIOSISSIMUS NICOLAI I ET DVCTV COMIT. IO.DE DIEBITSCH SABALKANSKI G. LOOS DIR
Reverse script
EngraverMedallic Mint of Gottfried Bernhard Loos (G. Loos), Berlin, Germany (1812-1879)
Mintage1829  - -
Catalog ID3468796680
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