Russia, Imperial. A Medal for the Establishment of Settlements in Novorossiya 1754, by Timofey Ivanov Province of China etched with a recipient’s name

etched with a recipient’s name of “KAM

FEB 1881-1906”

the uppers stitched in place upon black felt backers

double ply

5 mm (w) x 131 mm (h)

Russia, Imperial. A Medal for the Establishment of Settlements in Novorossiya 1754, by Timofey Ivanov Province of China etched with a recipient’s nameConstructed of coppered bronze, the obverse bearing a raised and rightward facing profile of Empress Elizabeth, circumscribed by name and title, the reverse bearing a raised depiction of Mother Russia hailing a Russian settlement in Novorossiya (New Serbia), topped by an inscription of NOVA SERVIA CONSTITUTA (NEW SERBIA ESTABLISHED), and situated above a date of 1754 in Roman numerals, the obverse maker marked with the logo of Timofey Ivanovich