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Counter commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Jetton commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Russian Academy of Sciences. In contemporary case. Obverse: Laureate bust of Peter the Great, facing right. Legend: ‘ПЕТРЪ ВЕЛИKIN ИМПЕР.’ Exergue: ‘OCHOB AKД 1725’. [Founder of Academy]. Reverse: Bust of Catherine II facing left. Legend: ‘EKATEPИНА . II . IMП . BCEPOC’. Exergue: ‘ПОKPOB . АKАД . 1776.
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Object Details
| ID: | ZBA4667 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | counter |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Gass, P.W. |
| Date made: | 1725 (?); 1775 1776 1783 |
| People: | Tsarina Catherine II of Russia; Tsar Peter I of Russia Maskelyne, Nevil |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 28 mm x 7.5 g |
| Parts: | Counter commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Russian Academy of Sciences |
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