Russia, Imperial. An 1805 Medal For The Cornerstone Of The St. Petersburg Stock Exchange, By Carl Leberecht Auction ASM is reverse mounted

ASM is reverse mounted

the original blue crescent hanger

exterior with a smooth surface

and Belgian Croix de Guerre (bronze

20 mm x 28

Russia, Imperial. An 1805 Medal For The Cornerstone Of The St. Petersburg Stock Exchange, By Carl Leberecht Auction ASM is reverse mountedConstructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a raised and rightward facing profile of Tsar Alexander I, circumscribed by name and title in Russian Cyrillic, the reverse bearing a central raised depiction of the St. Petersburg Stock Exchange, flanked by rostral columns and with boats visible in harbour, circumscribed by Cyrillic inscriptions indicating that the medal was issued to commemorate the laying of the cornerstone in 1805 (with construction