Russia, Imperial. An 1873 Medal For The Dedication Of The Monument To Catherine The Great, By M. Mikeshin And A. Semenov Archive with sharp detailing and only

with sharp detailing and only minor loss of gilt

including a Heer EM/NCO’s M44 cap insignia

Reference RG8

marked GH 950 on reverse sword

the reverse features a horizontal pinback assembly with trap closure

Russia, Imperial. An 1873 Medal For The Dedication Of The Monument To Catherine The Great, By M. Mikeshin And A. Semenov Archive with sharp detailing and onlyConstructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a central raised and rightward facing profile of Tsarina Catherine II (the Great), situated within a circular laurel and oak leaf wreath, in turn surrounded by a stylized Russian Cyrillic dedication to Catherines memory with name and title, the reverse bearing a central raised depiction of the Monument to Catherine II in Ostrovsky Square in St. Petersburg, circumscribed by name and situated above a dedication