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Description: | Medal commemorating The Russian Society of Steam Navigation and Trade, 50th anniversary. Obverse: Within a spray of laurel the heads of Czar Nicholas II (right) and Czar Alexander II conjoined (left). Legend in Cyrillic (The Russian Society of Steam Navigation and Trade). Reverse: Ribboned oak wreath surrounding the letter L against a background of rays and two crossed standards; above, the crowned imperial double eagle displayed, decorated with coats of arms with dates on either side; below, the starboard broadside view of a steamer. Inscription: '1857 1907'.
caption: Medal commemorating the 50th anniversary, Defence of Sebastopol, 1905; obverse
caption: Medal commemorating the 50th anniversary, Defence of Sebastopol, 1905; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | medals Czar of Nicholas II Alexander II Czar of Russia | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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