H-33/12. Commemorative medal "IОСИФЪ ГАЙДЕНЪ" (w/d)

Obverse

* IОСИФЪ ГАЙДЕНЪ * РОДИ: 1733 - СКО:1809

Bust to left

Medallier's monogram under the bust: Р.АЛЕ:

Reverse

Sun, lyra, swan, two twigs

Р.БРУ

Comments

This is probably study medal of young Russian medallists Alexeev and Brusnytsin. The C.Voigt medal with wrong date of birth was taken as a model.

Specifications
Article: H-33/12
Type: Commemorative medal
Year: w/d
Country: Russian Empire
Designer: BRUSNITSIN Pavel (1816-1871), ALEXEEV Vasily (1822-1901)
Metal: Bronze, Silver
Diameter: 29,0 mm

Est. Value: $800 - 1500
Reference: Niggl #900