France / Russia, Franco-Russian Friendship, small silver medal [1896], by Adolphe Rivet (1855-1925), female head, Mother Russia, left, wearing tiara and pearls, РОССIЯ, rev. Mother Russia receives La Marianne against the backdrop of a safe harbour with tall ships and lighthouse, 26.5mm, 9.73g. (Diakov 1211, 1-5 for obverse, this reverse not listed). Extremley fine with matte surface and old-collection tone, very rare.

Provenance
From a collection thought to have been acquired or built during the second world war by A H Baldwin & Sons Ltd (the original company), and held there for some seven decades before coming to market for the first time in 2020.