Russia, Imperial. A Medal in Memory of the 50th Anniversary of the Russian Academy of the Arts 1833, by Heinrich Gube Auction Archive Thunderer (Battleship

Thunderer (Battleship

measuring 78 mm x 21 mm

worn on original ribbon with NORTHERN IRELAND clasp

including the ribbon bar for a 1936 Spanish Civil War Medal

traces of tarnishing evident on the CFD

Russia, Imperial. A Medal in Memory of the 50th Anniversary of the Russian Academy of the Arts 1833, by Heinrich Gube Auction Archive Thunderer (BattleshipConstructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a raised and leftward facing profile of Tsar Nicolas I executed in high relief, circumscribed by name and title, the reverse bearing a raised depiction of Apollo, resting his hand on a lyre and holding a laurel wreath over busts of Tsar Alexander I and Empress Catherine II ("the Great"), flanked by symbols of war, music, and the arts, circumscribed by an inscription of 1783 1818 (FOUNDED 1783 GRATEFULLY