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Creator(s): K. A. Klep (Engraver)

Currently in storage


About this object

On obverse is head in profile in low relief of Tsar Alexander I facing to the right, wearing laurel wreath. Around this is a narrow frame formed of a snake holding its tail in its mouth. On reverse: Masonic emblem in center, a eye with a triangle surrounded by a sunburst.

Made from:
Copper
Made in:
Russia
Date made:
1825
Size:
6.8 cm (2 11/16 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
14.133
Class:
METAL
Signature marks:
INSCRIPTION; SIGNATURE on obverse: in Cyrillic, Alexander I The Blessed died in Taganrog 19 November 1825; on reverse: in Cyrillic, Our Angel in Heaven 1812; underneath: K. A. Klep
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973