Russia, Imperial. A 1783 Commemorative Medal For The Benefits Of The Russian Word Buy Now measuring 286 mm x 35

measuring 286 mm x 35 mm

blade has excellent details to the Damascus pattern

Sixteen months later

on a loop for suspension from its period original tri-fold ribbon with a single repetition clasp indicating second award

Russia, Imperial. A 1783 Commemorative Medal For The Benefits Of The Russian Word Buy Now measuring 286 mm x 35Constructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a raised and rightward facing bust of Empress Catherine II (the Great), circumscribed by name and title in Cyrillic, the reverse bearing the Empress monogram, situated atop a radiant background and within a circular laurel leaf wreath, circumscribed by a Cyrillic inscription indicating that the medal was struck to commemorate the benefits of the Russian word, joined together at the bottom by a date of 21