Russia, Imperial. A Medal in Memory of the 50th Anniversary of the Russian Academy of the Arts 1833, by Heinrich Gube Auction Archive Korea (4 clasps)

Korea (4 clasps)

demonstrating loss of finish through the base metal of the badge exposing the tombak base

measuring 78 mm x 21 mm

Thunderer (Battleship

Russia, Imperial. A Medal in Memory of the 50th Anniversary of the Russian Academy of the Arts 1833, by Heinrich Gube Auction Archive Korea (4 clasps)Constructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a raised and leftward facing profile of Tsar Nicolas I executed in high relief, circumscribed by name and title, the reverse bearing a raised depiction of Apollo, resting his hand on a lyre and holding a laurel wreath over busts of Tsar Alexander I and Empress Catherine II ("the Great"), flanked by symbols of war, music, and the arts, circumscribed by an inscription of 1783 1818 (FOUNDED 1783 GRATEFULLY