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Description: | Russian medal commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 1776, in contemporary box. Obverse: Bust of Catherine II facing right. Legend: '? . M . E???????? . II . I?????? . ? ??????? ? . ???????????. [By the Grace of God, Catherine II, Empress and Autocrat of All Russia'. Signed on truncation: 'C. ?????' [S. Yudin]. Reverse: Three putti holding a telescope and using a globe and dividers offer flowers to a figure representing Fame, who garlands a pillar on a plinth inscribed with the Royal Monogram. Legend: '?? ?????????? ?????????? ????????. [Peter's Initiatives will bloom]. Exergue: ??????? . ? . ???? . ???K? . ????????????? . 1776?. [Jubilee of Academy of Sciences Celebrated on 1776]. Maker's initials 'I.G.I.' above exergue to right [J.C.G. Jaeger].
caption: Record Shot - Do not reproduce.
caption: Medal commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 1776 | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Maskelyne Reverend Nevil Great) Catherine II (The | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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