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Description: | Medal commemorating the centenary of the Russian Admiralty, 1902. Obverse: Jugate heads of Peter I and Nicholas II (left), the former laureate. Legend in Cyrillic (Emperor Peter I, Emperor Nicholas II). Reverse: A draped woman (left), seated on the end of a stone pier, holds aloft a burning torch and grasps with her other hand a rudder. At her feet a jar on its side from which pours water. In the distance a modern battleship. Legend in Russian (Ministry of Marine 1802-1902).
caption: Medal commemorating the centenary of the Russian Admiralty, 1902; obverse
caption: Medal commemorating the centenary of the Russian Admiralty, 1902; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Anthony Vasyutinski medals Alexander I Czar of Nicholas II Ministry of Russian Marine Czar of Russia | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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