Medals & Coins, Arms & Armour - 20th November 2019

Lot 126

Russia: Catherine the Great

Estimate £500 - £700

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Description

Russia: Catherine the Great, medal for peace with the Turks 1774, rhomboid, 29.5 mm, bust of Catherine right, rev. legend in a wreath, after S. Yudin, later ribbon, a personal award for veterans of the Russo-Turkish War 1768-74 to commemorate the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca, about fine and scarce.