Russia, Imperial. An 1873 Medal For The Dedication Of The Monument To Catherine The Great, By M. Mikeshin And A. Semenov Auction found themselves at the centre

found themselves at the centre of attention and adulation from local residents celebrating the imminent departure of the band on the first of its sixteen tours across the world that took place between 1904 and 1930

” are at either side of the anchor

to prepare for the Gilbert Islands operation

solid magnetic metal crossguard

two Unidentified Foreign Patches

Russia, Imperial. An 1873 Medal For The Dedication Of The Monument To Catherine The Great, By M. Mikeshin And A. Semenov Auction found themselves at the centreConstructed 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