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Medal - Catherine II Liberal Economy Society
| Location | Russian Empire |
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| Year | 1763 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing draped bust of Empress Catherine II in high relief, wearing an elaborate jewelled necklace and an ornate diadem, with hair dressed in the fashion of the period. A Cyrillic legend curves around the upper field, and the engraver's signature appears in small letters at the truncation of the bust. |
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| Obverse lettering | Б∙М∙ЕКАТЕРИНА∙II∙ІМПЕРАТ∙ИСАМОДЕР∙ВСЕРОССIЙСК. (Translation: By God's grace Ekaterina II Empress and Autocrat of all Russia) |
| Reverse description | An allegorical female figure personifying Agriculture sits in the right field, leaning against a large tree trunk; she holds a cornucopia in one hand and a caduceus in the other, with a sheaf of wheat at her feet. In the left background, a pastoral landscape is depicted with ploughing oxen and cultivated fields in low relief. The Cyrillic legend is divided across the upper left and upper right of the field. |
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