SINCONA Auction 84
Russian Coins and Medals
RUSSLAND Kaiserreich und Föderation
Bid
Starting price | 250 CHF |
Result |
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Description
Bronze medal 1886, 164.91 g. On the Opening of the Monument cast from Turkish cannons in St. Petersburg. Dies by A. Griliches Jr. and A. Griliches Sr. Conjoined portraits of Alexander III and Alexander II to right. Rv. View of monument cast from Turkish cannons. 72.0 mm. Diakov 974.1. Extremely fine.
The monument was cast from Turkish cannon captured during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878.