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Medal - Election of Grand Duke Nicholas Pavlovich as Chancellor of the University of Abo Turku, Finland
| Location | Finland |
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| Year | 1816 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed bust of Grand Duke Nicholas Pavlovich (future Tsar Nicholas I) in right-facing profile, rendered in high relief with finely detailed curly hair. The circular Latin legend surrounds the bust within a raised rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | NICOLAUS PAULIDES MAGNUS ROSSIARUM PRINCEPS. |
| Reverse description | The reverse depicts two allegorical figures in neoclassical style: a standing nude male figure identified as Apollo holding a laurel branch, and a seated robed figure playing a lyre. The scene rests on a ground line, with a three-line Latin inscription in the exergue below, all enclosed within a raised rim and a partial arc legend above. |
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