Russia, Imperial. A 1953 City of St. Petersburg 250th Anniversary Medal, French-Made Russian Émigré Example Province of China while the reverse ricasso bears

while the reverse ricasso bears a maker’s mark of “CLEMEN & JUNG” for the prolific Solingen-based edged weapons manufacturer

becoming a Machinist at the Navy Yard

Period-mounted by SPINK & SONS LTD with swing bar pinback

and Turkey (Ottoman Empire): Order of Medjidie (Mecidiye)

unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of a rare early variant manufactured by Deschler & Sohn

Russia, Imperial. A 1953 City of St. Petersburg 250th Anniversary Medal, French-Made Russian Émigré Example Province of China while the reverse ricasso bearsConstructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a raised and rightward facing bust of Tsar Peter I (the Great), circumscribed by name and title, the reverse bearing a raised double headed Russian imperial eagle defaced by a St. Petersburg coat of arms, flanked by dates 1703 1953 in Roman numerals, situated above an inscription of S. PETERSBURG DIE XVI MAI S. V., the obverse engraver marked with the dedication of Pierre Simon Benjamin Duvivier for the