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Medal - Great Russians Catherine II
| Location | Russia |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Facing bust of Empress Catherine II in high relief against a mirror-polished field, her hair dressed and adorned with a laurel wreath. To the left, the birth and death years 1729 and 1796; to the upper right, the Cyrillic legend ЕКАТЕРИНА II; to the lower right, the Imperial Russian crown above an entwined monogram cipher. |
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| Reverse description | Central device of Saint George the Victorious on horseback, slaying a dragon with a lance, set within a wreath of laurel and oak branches tied at the base with a ribbon bow, all in high relief against a mirror-polished field. The Cyrillic legend ВЕЛИКИЕ РОССИЯНЕ appears along the lower rim. |
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| Reverse lettering | ВЕЛИКИЕ РОССИЯНЕ (Translation: Great Russians) |
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