Russia, Imperial. An 1873 Medal For The Dedication Of The Monument To Catherine The Great, By M. Mikeshin And A. Semenov Archive measures approximately 24cm (9 ½

measures approximately 24cm (9 ½ “) x 12cm (5 inches)

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Below the shoulder title on the upper sleeve on both sides is a Canadian Engineers patch

Russia, Imperial. An 1873 Medal For The Dedication Of The Monument To Catherine The Great, By M. Mikeshin And A. Semenov Archive measures approximately 24cm (9 ½Constructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a central raised and rightward facing profile of Tsarina Catherine II (the Great), situated within a circular laurel and oak leaf wreath, in turn surrounded by a stylized Russian Cyrillic dedication to Catherines memory with name and title, the reverse bearing a central raised depiction of the Monument to Catherine II in Ostrovsky Square in St. Petersburg, circumscribed by name and situated above a dedication