Russia, Imperial. An 1873 Medal For The Dedication Of The Monument To Catherine The Great, By M. Mikeshin And A. Semenov Hold west of Cassino

west of Cassino

circumscribed by an inscription of “DER REICHSMINISTER FÜR ERNÄHRUNG UND LANDWIRTSCHAFT” (“THE REICH MINISTER FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE”)

flanked by crossed swords

Alexandre Piel

Russia, Imperial. An 1873 Medal For The Dedication Of The Monument To Catherine The Great, By M. Mikeshin And A. Semenov Hold west of CassinoConstructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a central raised and rightward facing profile of Tsarina Catherine II (the Great), situated within a circular laurel and oak leaf wreath, in turn surrounded by a stylized Russian Cyrillic dedication to Catherines memory with name and title, the reverse bearing a central raised depiction of the Monument to Catherine II in Ostrovsky Square in St. Petersburg, circumscribed by name and situated above a dedication