Medal - Nicholas I Moscow University

€1.00
LocationRussian Empire
Year1855
TypeCommemorative medal
CompositionSilver
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ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
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NoticeObverse: V. Alexeev
Reverse: Mikhail Kuchkin
Reference(s) Diakov#614.1 , Smirn#555
Obverse descriptionM. Lomonosov and P.I. Shuvalov presenting a book to Empress Elizabeth I.
Obverse letteringБ.М.ЕЛИСАВЕТА I IМПЕРАТР. И САМОДЕРЖ. ВСЕРОСС. В. АЛЕКСЕЕВЪ Р. ЛОМОНОСОВЪ IUBILAEUM ГР. ШУВАЛОВЪ
(Translation: By God’s grace Elizabeth I Empress and Autocrat of all Russia)
Obverse script
Reverse descriptionCrowned two-headed Russian eagle with didided date (18-55) below the claws.
Reverse lettering18 55 РЕЗ. М. КУЧКИНЪ
Reverse script
EngraverSaint Petersburg, Russia (1724-date)
Mintage1855  - R3 -
Catalog ID8578075280
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