MEDAL

Creator(s): Unknown

Currently in storage

About this object

Bronze medal struck on order of Nicholas I upon completion of the triumphal arch set up in St. Petersburg in memory of the Russian victories in Persia, Turkey and Poland in the years 1826-1831. On obverse is a picture of the triumphal arch which was begun in 1834 and completed in 1838. On reverse is an inscription between two clusters of military trophies.

Object name:

MEDAL

Made from:

Bronze

Made in:

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Date made:

1838

Size:

6 x 8.4 cm (2 3/8 x 3 5/16 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

14.31

Class:

METAL

Signature marks:

INSCRIPTION

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973