200th Anniversary of the Battle at Poltava

Author	Vasyutinskiy Anton Fedorovitch
Materials	bronze
Size	77,5 мм
Provenance	From the collection of Alexander Stakhovich, 1983
Inventory №	252046

Obverse	EMPEROR - PETER I (in Russian) Laureated head of emperor Peter I facing right
Reverse	YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT PETER THAT LIFE IS NOT SO IMPORTANT FOR HIM BUT [IT IS IMPORTANT THAT] RUSSIA SHOULD EXIST (in Russian) Tsar Peter I on a horse turning left, behind him scene of Poltava battle Signed: A. Vasyutinskii (in Russian)

Literature	Zavorotnaya 1988 (№ 174); Russian Victories 2009, 508
Keywords	Peter I, Stakhovich Alexander Alexandrovich, Vasyutinskiy Anton Fedorovitch, Peter I (1682-1725), Poltava, Russia, panoram of battle, troops, horseman, uniform, laurel wreath, А О ПЕТРЕ ВЕДАЙТЕ, ЧТО ЖИЗНЬ ЕМУ НЕ ДОРОГА, ЖИЛА БЫ ТОЛЬКО РОССИЯ (YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT PETER THAT LIFE IS NOT SO IMPORTANT FOR HIM BUT [IT IS IMPORTANT THAT] RUSSIA SHOULD EXIST)