250th Anniversary of the Founding of St Petersburg

Authors	Duvivier Jean, Zaretskiy Nikolay Vasilievitch
Materials	silver
Weight	104,95 гр
Size	59 мм
Provenance	From the collection of Alexander Stakhovich, 1997
Inventory №	261715

Obverse	PETRUS ALEXIEWITZ - TZAR MAG.RUSS.IMP. Bust of Tsar Peter I facing right Signed: Du Vivier F.
	For the medal was used the original die by Du Vivier
Reverse	Arms of Russia: crowned two-headed eagle under the monogram of Peter I MDCCIII - MCMLIII Below: S.PETERSBURG/ DIE XVI MAI S.V. To the left: A.А.Р.M.R. (l’Association [Français] d’Amateurs du Passé Militaire de la Russie) Signed: N.Z. PINX. (drawn by Nykolay Zaretskii)
	The medal was struck by the order of the French Society of Amateurs of the Military History of Russia

Literature	Russian Victories 2009, 504
Keywords	Peter I, Stakhovich Alexander Alexandrovich, Stakhovich Alexandr Alexandrovich, Duvivier Jean, Zaretskiy Nikolay Vasilievitch, Peter I (1682-1725), Russia, Saint Petersburg, armour, sword, monogram of Peter I, Emblem of Russia, double eagle, ermined mantle, mantle, crown, scepter, power