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Medal commemorating The Russian Society of Steam Navigation and Trade; 50th anniversary
Medal commemorating The Russian Society of Steam Navigation and Trade, 50th anniversary. Obverse: Within a spray of laurel the heads of Czar Nicholas II (right) and Czar Alexander II conjoined (left). Legend in Cyrillic (The Russian Society of Steam Navigation and Trade). Reverse: Ribboned oak wreath surrounding the letter L against a background of rays and two crossed standards; above, the crowned imperial double eagle displayed, decorated with coats of arms with dates on either side; below, the starboard broadside view of a steamer. Inscription: '1857 1907'.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2250 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Places: | Russia |
| Events: | Creation of the Russian Society of Steam Navigation & Trade Company, 1856 |
| Date made: | 1907 |
| People: | Tsar Nicholas II of Russia; Tsar Alexander II of Russia |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 70 mm |