Russia, Imperial. An 1873 Medal For The Dedication Of The Monument To Catherine The Great, By M. Mikeshin And A. Semenov Archive Below the shoulder title on

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

as well as with the use of a gasmask

with sharp detailing and only minor loss of gilt

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

the head in multiple rows of twisted wire

Russia, Imperial. An 1873 Medal For The Dedication Of The Monument To Catherine The Great, By M. Mikeshin And A. Semenov Archive Below the shoulder title onConstructed 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