Token - Saint Petersburg 300th Anniversary Sphinxes at the Universitetskaya Embankment

Location Russia
Year 2003
Type Commemorative medal
Composition
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Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
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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 script
Obverse lettering СФИНКСЫ • ПРИСТАНЬ У АКАДЕМИИ ХУДОЖЕСТВ
(Translation: Sphinxes - Quay at the Academy of Arts)
Reverse description The Coat of Arms of St. Petersburg.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering СПМД 300 ЛЕТ САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГУ
(Translation: SPMD 300 years of St. Petersburg)
Mintage
Numisquare ID 5163505430
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