Medal commemorating Admiral Count Lutke

Medal commemorating Admiral Count Feodor Petrovitch Lutke. Obverse: The Admiral's undraped bust (right). Legend in Russian (Count Feodor Petrovich Lutke). Reverse: A group formed of a globe, telescope and rolled-up chart with laurel branches. Behind, an antique oil lamp on high stand sheds its rays in every direction. Legend in Russian (From the Imperial Russian Geographical Society). Exergue in Russian (For labours on behalf of geography).

Object Details

ID: MEC2239
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Alexejeff, Basile Vladimirowitch
Places: Russia
People: Lutke, Feodor Petrovitch; Lutke, Feodor Petrovitch Imperial Russian Geographical Society Alexejeff, Basile Vladimirowitch
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 50 mm