Russia, Imperial. An 1834 Medal For The Opening Of The Narva Triumphal Arch In St. Petersburg Newly Listed without engraver mark

without engraver mark

/ RA16288092 / O / ROMAN CATHOLIC

light contact on the glass

measuring 46 mm (w) x 58 mm (h)

light grey piping on three sides

Russia, Imperial. An 1834 Medal For The Opening Of The Narva Triumphal Arch In St. Petersburg Newly Listed without engraver markConstructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a central raised depiction of the Narva Triumphal Arch in exceptional detail, circumscribed by a Cyrillic inscription dedicated to the Russian forces who defeated Napoleon during the French invasion of Russia and subsequent pursuit of his forces across Europe, situated above a date of 18 August 1834 (commemorating the opening of the permanent stone monument which replaced the previous wooden incarnation), the