Counter commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Jetton commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Russian Academy of Sciences. In contemporary case. Obverse: Laureate bust of Peter the Great, facing right. Legend: ‘ПЕТРЪ ВЕЛИKIN ИМПЕР.’ Exergue: ‘OCHOB AKД 1725’. [Founder of Academy]. Reverse: Bust of Catherine II facing left. Legend: ‘EKATEPИНА . II . IMП . BCEPOC’. Exergue: ‘ПОKPOB . АKАД . 1776.

Object Details

ID: ZBA4667
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: counter
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Gass, P.W.
Date made: 1725 (?); 1775 1776 1783
People: Tsarina Catherine II of Russia; Tsar Peter I of Russia Maskelyne, Nevil
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 28 mm x 7.5 g
Parts: Counter commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Russian Academy of Sciences