Russia, Imperial. A Commemorative Token for the Opening of the Monument to Peter the Great, 1782 United Republic of in effecting a landing on

in effecting a landing on the Gallipoli Peninsula to the West of Cape Helles

topped by an integral loop and suspension ring retaining a period original bow tie-style ribbon with horizontal pinback and “50” year clasp

consisting of a Cross Pattée with swords through the centrepiece

both the obverse and reverse with handwritten inscriptions

Russia, Imperial. A Commemorative Token for the Opening of the Monument to Peter the Great, 1782 United Republic of in effecting a landing onConstructed of silver, the obverse bearing a raised and leftward facing profile of Empress Catherine II (the Great), the reverse bearing a raised depiction of the Bronze Horseman statue of Tsar Peter I (the Great), overlaid by inscriptions of I II (PETER I CATHERINE II), situated above a date of AUGUST 6 1782, measuring 24. 14 mm in diameter, weighing 6. 1 grams, demonstrating some bruising throughout the edges with softening of features, in better