Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
Medal - Sailing Ships of Russia Brig Mercury
| Location | Russian Federation (1991-date) |
|---|---|
| Year | 2020 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Bimetallic: brass center in copper-nickel ring |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Period | Log in to see details |
| Notice | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | The brass center features a detailed high-relief depiction of the brig Mercury under full sail, navigating rough seas with billowing clouds in the background. The copper-nickel ring is finished in black and bears the Cyrillic legend at the top and the Latin legend at the bottom, flanked on each side by decorative rope-knot motifs in relief. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | The brass center features an elaborate compass rose in high relief with cardinal and intercardinal points labeled, surrounding a central globe with meridian and parallel lines. A graduated degree scale ring encircles the compass rose. The black copper-nickel outer ring bears the Cyrillic legend at the top and the Latin legend at the bottom, with the Saint Petersburg Mint mark (СПМД) positioned at the right. |
| Reverse script | Cyrillic, Latin |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Comments | Log in to see details |