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Medal - Alexander II Consecration of the St. Isaac Cathedral in St. Petersburg
| Location | Russian Empire |
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| Year | 1858 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | Central medallion bearing the bust of Peter the Great in right profile, surrounded by five smaller medallions arranged radially, each containing a bust portrait of a subsequent Russian ruler: Catherine the Great, Paul I, Alexander I, Nicholas I, and Alexander II, all separated by oak branches in high relief. The engraver Lyalin's signature appears on the arm truncation of the Peter the Great effigy. Cyrillic legends identify each portrait within their respective medallions. |
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| Obverse lettering | ПЕТРЬ I ИМПЕРАТОРЪ И САМОДЕРЖЕЦЪ ВСЕРОССІЙСКІЙ |
| Reverse description | A detailed front elevation view of St. Isaac's Cathedral in St. Petersburg rendered in fine relief, with its iconic dome and classical colonnade prominently depicted. Cyrillic inscriptions arc across the upper field and appear in the exergue area below the cathedral, recording the history of construction and consecration under Alexander II. A horizontal exergual line separates the architectural view from the lower inscriptions. |
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