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Medal - Catherine II Transportation of the granite monolith for the monument to Peter I
| Location | Russian Empire |
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| Year | 1770 |
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| Weight | 100.28 g |
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| Obverse description | High-relief laureate bust of Catherine II facing left, draped in an imperial mantle and wearing the star of an order on her chest, with pearl ornaments in her elaborately dressed hair. The legend arcs along the upper rim, and the engraver's initials appear in the lower field. |
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| Reverse description | Panoramic bird's-eye view depicting the celebrated transport of the massive Thunder Stone granite monolith across a winter landscape on January 20, 1770, with large crowds of workers, soldiers, and spectators surrounding the sledge-mounted block. A curved legend arcs across the upper field, and a date inscription appears in the lower exergue. |
| Reverse script | Cyrillic |
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