Medal commemorating Admiral Adam Johann Krusenstern (1770-1846)
Medal commemorating Admiral Adam Johann Krusenstern (1770-1846). Obverse: Head of Admiral Krusenstern (left). Legend in Russian (Ivan Feodorovich Krusenstern). Reverse: A winged woman, standing, her left hand resting on an anchor, her right raised, holding three ears of corn; an antique galley with staff and ribbon behind her. Legend in Russian (To the first Russian navigator to sail round the world; in commemoration of fifty years service; from the fleet). Exergue: '1805'.
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Object Details
ID: | MEC0431 |
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Collection: | Coins and medals |
Type: | Medal |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | W. Baranov |
Places: | Russia |
Date made: | 1839 |
People: | Krusenstern, Adam Johann17; Krusenstern, Adam Johann17 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 65 mm |