Russia, Imperial. An 1873 Medal For The Dedication Of The Monument To Catherine The Great, By M. Mikeshin And A. Semenov Auction solid magnetic metal crossguard

solid magnetic metal crossguard

to prepare for the Gilbert Islands operation

two Unidentified Foreign Patches

reinforced frame

The case is crafted in pressed steel with a plastic cutout to read the watch

Russia, Imperial. An 1873 Medal For The Dedication Of The Monument To Catherine The Great, By M. Mikeshin And A. Semenov Auction solid magnetic metal crossguardConstructed 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