SINCONA Auktion 84

Beschreibung

Gold medal 1838, 305.90 g. Octagonal gold-plaquette. On the opening of the Moscow triumphal arch in St. Petersburg. Dies by H. Gube. View of the Moscow triumphal arch. Rv. Inscription between montage and ancient armor, banners, and weapons. 83.5 x 60.2 mm. Diakov 541.1 (R5). Excessively rare. NGC MS62 DPL.

From The New York Sale, Auction XXXVI, New York, January 2015, lot 2237 (price realized: USD 225,000).
From The New York Sale, Auction XII, New York, January 2006, lot 1493.
From the Grand Duke George Mikhailovich Collection, auction Christies, London, July 1950, lot 372.
Fom the Grand Duke George Mikhailovich Collection, auction Hess, Luzern, October 1939.

Built in memory of Russia's victories, notably in the Russo-Turkish War of 1828, the arch was designed by Vasily Stasov. City leaders originally planned to place it by Obvodny Canal, but as the city limits expanded further south, the site was moved to the intersection of the Moscow Road and the Ligovsky Canal. Its new location, created the added benefit of making the Triumphal Arch an impressive gateway to the capital.