Russia, Imperial. A 1953 City of St. Petersburg 250th Anniversary Medal, French-Made Russian Émigré Example Archive 1943 to August 4

1943 to August 4

dated 10 October 1914

(Treuedienstmedaille zum 75

inscribed in Art Deco style text "MONASTERO

Russia, Imperial. A 1953 City of St. Petersburg 250th Anniversary Medal, French-Made Russian Émigré Example Archive 1943 to August 4Constructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a raised and rightward facing bust of Tsar Peter I (the Great), circumscribed by name and title, the reverse bearing a raised double headed Russian imperial eagle defaced by a St. Petersburg coat of arms, flanked by dates 1703 1953 in Roman numerals, situated above an inscription of S. PETERSBURG DIE XVI MAI S. V., the obverse engraver marked with the dedication of Pierre Simon Benjamin Duvivier for the