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Medal - Catherine II On the Establishment of the Founding Home in St. Petersburg
| Location | Russian Empire |
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| Year | 1763 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse script | Cyrillic |
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| Reverse description | An allegorical scene in high relief depicting Faith, robed and nimbed, holding a cross on her left shoulder and extending her right hand toward a kneeling woman cradling an infant, with the Foundling Home building rendered in perspective in the right background. The date in the exergue reads СЕНТЯБРЯ 1 ДНЯ / 1763 ГОДА, and the legend И ВЫ ЖИВИ БУДЕТЕ arcs across the upper field. |
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| Reverse lettering | И ВЫ ЖИВИ БУДЕТЕ / СЕНТЯБРЯ 1 ДНЯ / 1763 ГОДА |
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