Russia, Imperial. An 1819 Medal For The Launch Of The Sloops Discovery And Benevolent Buy Now with a braided

with a braided

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the obverse bearing two hand-embroidered silver aluminum wire gulls within an oval oak leaf wreath

measuring 950 mm (w) x 660 mm (h)

Russia, Imperial. An 1819 Medal For The Launch Of The Sloops Discovery And Benevolent Buy Now with a braidedConstructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a raised and rightward facing profile of Tsar Alexander I, circumscribed by name and title in Russian Cyrillic, the reverse bearing a plain Cyrillic inscription indicating that the medal was issued in 1819 to commemorate the launch of the sloops (DISCOVERY) and (BENEVOLENT), unmarked, measuring 42 mm in diameter, in near extremely fine condition.