Russian naval school prize medal
Russian naval school prize medal. Obverse: Head of Czar Nicolas I (right). Legend in Russian (By the grace of God, Nicholas I, Emperor and Autocrat of all the Russias). Reverse: A goddess (Minerva), seated with a sceptre in her left and a wreath in her right hand, an antique galley behind. Legend in Russian (For progress in studies and for good conduct). Exergue: (21 November 1829).
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0484 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Prize medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Gube, Heinrich; Alexejeff, V. E. |
| Places: | Russia |
| Date made: | 1829 |
| People: | Tsar Nicholas I of Russia |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 42 mm |