MEDAL COMMEMORATING THE COMPLETION OF ST. ISAAC'S CATHEDRAL
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
On obverse are a series of imperial portrait heads, Peter the Great in the center with Catherine II, Paul I, ALexander I, Nicholas I and Alexander II around him-all being inscribed with their names. On reverse is a view of St. Isaac's Cathedral, as seen from the Square and an inscription. Celebrates completion of St. Isaac's Cathedral.
- Object name:
- MEDAL COMMEMORATING THE COMPLETION OF ST. ISAAC'S CATHEDRAL
- Made from:
- Gold
- Made in:
- Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Date made:
- 1858
- Size:
- 6.5 cm (2 9/16 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 11.50
- Class:
- GOLD
- Signature marks:
- INSCRIPTION
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973