Medals of Catherine the Great
On the Establishment of the Orphan’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, 1763.
Silver. 51 mm. 64.2 gm. By T. Ivanov and J.G Waechter. Diakov 123.1 (R2), Sm 248/a. Crowned and mantled bust right, TИMOΘEИ ÏBAHOBЪ signed below/ Faith, cross on shoulder, standing by a kneeling mother who holds an infant in her arms, J.G. Waechter.f. signed on column behind, hospital building in foreground, top two facing floors with six windows each. Nice old toning over hairlines in field. About uncirculated.
For the Gold Award Medal given for this event, see Lot XXX in the Awards Section.