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Medal - Catherine II Coronation, bronze

Location Russian Empire
Year 1762
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Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
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Obverse description Right-facing draped bust of Catherine II with elaborate coiffure adorned with a small crown and pearl necklace, in high relief. A Cyrillic legend runs along the upper border. The engraver's signature appears below the truncation.
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Reverse description Allegorical scene depicting Faith, holding a cross, and Russia, wearing a crown and imperial robes, standing on either side of an altar bearing a crowned monogram shield within a laurel wreath and a Christogram on its base. Providence descends from clouds above, holding a crown and a palm frond amid rays of glory. A column appears to the left. The legend arcs across the upper field, and the date inscription appears in the exergue.
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