Plaquette - Death of Vasily Vereshchagin

Location Russian Empire
Year 1904
Type Token
Composition Gold plated bronze
Weight 40.34 g
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Shape Rectangular
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Reference(s) Diakov#1399.1
Obverse description Bust of Vasily Vasilyevich Vereshchagin to left.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering В.В. Верещагинъ † 31-го Марта 1904 г.
(Translation: V.V. Vereshchagin March 31st, 1904)
Reverse description View of the battleship Petropavlovsk.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering Эскадр. Броненосецъ `ПЕТРОПАВЛОВСК` погибъ 31-го Марта 1904 г.
(Translation: battleship Petropavlovsk died on March 31, 1904 year)
Mint Stuttgarter Metallwarenfabrik Wilhelm Mayer & Franz Wilhelm e.K., Germany (1861-date)
Mintage
Numisquare ID 6776009370
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