Russian naval school prize medal

Russian naval school prize medal. Obverse: Head of Czar Nicolas I (right). Legend in Russian (By the grace of God, Nicholas I, Emperor and Autocrat of all the Russias). Reverse: A goddess (Minerva), seated with a sceptre in her left and a wreath in her right hand, an antique galley behind. Legend in Russian (For progress in studies and for good conduct). Exergue: (21 November 1829).

Object Details

ID: MEC0484
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Prize medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Gube, Heinrich; Alexejeff, V. E.
Places: Russia
Date made: 1829
People: Tsar Nicholas I of Russia
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 42 mm