University of Edinburgh Archive and Manuscript Collections

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Internal customs

Obverse: bust of Empress Elizaveta Petrovna of Russia (1709-1762). Legend: D. G. ELISABETA. AUGUSTA. OMN. ROSS.

Reverse: a woman is standing on the centre holding a cross on her right hand. On the left of the medal there are several rows of men. On the right of the medal there are houses; the woman is pointing at the houses. Legend: RESTITVIT REM.

Exergue: VINDIC. SOL. PATER. D. XXV.NOV.MDCCXLI.

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Moscow University.

Obverse: bust of the Empress Elizaveta Petrovna of Russia (1709-1762). Legend: D. G. ELISABETHA. I. IMP. AVTOCR. OMN. ROSS.

Reverse: a woman is surrounded by objects connected with academia and arts. On the background there is a city. Legend: NOVA. SIBI. MONVMENTA. PARAVIT.

Exergue: ACADEM. MOSQ. INSTIT MDCCLIV. Dated 1753.

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Moscow University.

Obverse: Latin inscription glorifying Empress Elizaveta Petrovna of Russia (1709-1762).

Reverse: a woman is leaning onto a shield and holding a laurel branch. On the right objects connected with Fine Arts. Legend: DAT. PRAEMIA. LAVDI.

Exergue: VNIVERSIT. MOSC. Dated 1753.

Scope and Contents Agricultural reform.Obverse: bust of Empress Elizaveta Petrovna of Russia (1709-1762). Legend: D. G. ELISABETA. AUGUSTA. OMN. ROSS.Reverse: a woman is standing and holding a stick with her left hand; her right foot is pushing a naked woman who is crawling and holding a snake with her left hand; the naked woman is looking at a mask on the ground. On the right there is a commemorative monument. On the left two men are fighting with sticks. Legend: LITEM VT DISCERNERET...

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The Kronstadt Canal.

Obverse: bust of the Empress Elizaveta Petrovna of Russia (1709-1762). Legend: D. G. ELISABETA. AVGVSTA. OMN. ROSS.

Reverse: on the centre a large vessel is sailing on the Kronstadt Canal. Legend: PERFICIT. PARENTIS. OPVS.

Exergue: NAVALI. CRONSTAD. DEDICATO. D. XXX. IVI. MDCCLII. Dated 1752.

Scope and Contents Empress Elizaveta Petrovna of Russia (1709-1762) and the new settlements in New Serbia.Obverse: bust of the Empress Elizaveta Petrovna of Russia. Legend: D. G. ELISABETA. AVGVSTA. OMN. ROSS.Reverse: on the centre an altar with the double eagle on the top. On the right the goddess Athena is holding a shield with the double eagle. On the background there is a field. Legend: NOVA SERBIA CONSTITVTA.Exergue: MDCCLIV. New Serbia became a part of the Russian...

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Remission of taxes.

Obverse: bust of Empress Elizaveta Petrovna of Russia (1709-1762). Legend: D. G. ELISABETA. AUGUSTA. OMN. ROSS.

Reverse: a woman is standing on the centre. With her left hand she is burning account books. With her right hand the woman gives food to a kneeling man. Legend: BONITAS. AVGVSTAE.

Exergue: TRIBVTORVM. RESIDVA. XXIII ANNORVM. CONDONATA. D. XIII. MAV. MDCCLIV. Dated 1754.

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Survey office.

Obverse: bust of the Empress Elizaveta Petrovna of Russia (1709-1762). Legend: D. G. ELISABETA. AUGUSTA. OMN. ROSS.

Reverse: a woman holding flowers in coming out of a bridge; on the background there are mountains and a city. Legend: LIBERALITAS AUGUSTAE.

Exergue: IMMVNITA PORTORIOR INTRA FIN IMP CONCES DXXIII DEC MDCCLIII.

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Release of prisoners.

Obverse: bust of Empress Elizaveta Petrovna of Russia (1709-1762). Legend: D. G. ELISABETA. AUGUSTA. OMN. ROSS.

Reverse: a woman is releasing three prisoners. On the background there is a prison with open doors; a crowd is leaving the building. Legend: CLEMENTIA AUGUSTAE.

Exergue: NOXIORVM VINVLIS EXSOLVTIS. MDCCXLI. D. XV. DEC. Dated 1741.

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Commemoration of the birth of Paul I of Russia (1754-1801).

Obverse: bust of the Empress Elizaveta Petrovna of Russia (1709-1762). Legend: D. G. ELISABETA. AVGVSTA. OMN. ROSS.

Reverse: on the top an angel is holding a baby and looking down. On the bottom a queen is kneeling and raising her hands to the angel. Legend: IN VOTVM VENIT

Exergue: PAULO. PRINCIPE. JUVENIT. NATO. D. XX. SEPT. MDCCLIV. Dated 1754.