Russia, Imperial. A 1741 Medal For The Accession To The Throne Of Tsarina Elizabeth, By Georg Christian Waechter Auction Archive Legion of Merit Citation ("THE

Legion of Merit Citation ("THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON" letterhead

with pinback hanger)

Instituted 1798 by Grand Duke Friedrich Franz

black embroidery interlaced with silvered aluminum wrapped white threading forming the piping along the top edge and flanking either side of the band

Russia, Imperial. A 1741 Medal For The Accession To The Throne Of Tsarina Elizabeth, By Georg Christian Waechter Auction Archive Legion of Merit Citation ("THEConstructed of silvered zink, the obverse bearing a raised and rightward facing bust of Tsarina Elizabeth, circumscribed by name and title in Latin, the reverse bearing a raised depiction of the Tsarina clutching a cross and leading a group of uniformed and armed soldiers of the Preobrazhensky Life Guards Regiment to the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, circumscribed by Latin dedications and a date of 25 November 1741 in Roman numerals, the obverse