| Location | Russia |
| Year | 2003 |
| Type | Medals/Commemorative medals |
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| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Edge | Plain |
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| Obverse description | Quay with Sphinxes (Sphinxes at the Universitetskaya Embankment) is a quay at the Universitetskaya Embankment in Saint Petersburg, in front of the Imperial Academy of Arts. It is remarkable for the two ancient sphinxes that were brought from Egypt to Russia at the height of Egyptomania in 1832. The quay was completed in 1834. |
| Obverse lettering | СФИНКСЫ • ПРИСТАНЬ У АКАДЕМИИ ХУДОЖЕСТВ (Translation: Sphinxes - Quay at the Academy of Arts) |
| Obverse script | Cyrillic |
| Reverse description | The Coat of Arms of St. Petersburg. |
| Reverse lettering | СПМД 300 ЛЕТ САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГУ (Translation: SPMD 300 years of Saint Petersburg) |
| Reverse script | Cyrillic |
| Mint | (????) Saint Petersburg, Russia(1724-date) |
| Mintage | ND
(2003) СПМД - - |
| Catalog ID | 8804012330 |
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