Russia Tin-Alloy Medal 1761 - On the death of Empress Elizabeth I, December 25, 1761.
59.47g. 60mm. AU/XF. Obv.: A waist-length portrait of Elizabeth I facing right, crowned and draped in a mantle, with the ribbon of the Order of St. Andrew the Apostle across the shoulder, at the bottom the engraver's initials С • Ю • F •. Б • М • ЕЛИСАВЕТЪ • I • IМПЕРАТ • IСАМОДЕР • ВСЕРОСС • Rev.: The spirit of the empress, embodied by a woman with a radiant starry crown, holding a scepter pointing to a shield with the emblem of the new Emperor, to the right two crying children stand next to a shield with the Russian coat of arms. On the shield with the emblem of the new Emperor, Peter III PF. ВЪ НЕМЪ НАИДЕШЪ И МЕНЯ И ДѢЛА •; under line: РОДИЛАСЬ ДЕК • 18 • ЧИС • 1709 | ПРЕСТ • Д • 25 • Ч • 1761 Г. Medalier: S. Yudin. Diakov 107.1.
Price realized | 73 EUR |
Starting price | 1 EUR |