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Founding of a hospital, 1672

 Item
Identifier: DM/41

Scope and Contents

Founding of a hospital.

Obverse: bust of Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov (Peter I of Russia) (Peter the Great).

Reverse: a woman is seating next to navigation instruments and speaking to an angel. On the background the sea and the sun shinning on two ships. Dated 1672.

Dates

  • Creation: 1672

Language of Materials

Russian

Conditions Governing Access

Open. Please contact the repository in advance.

Full Extent

1 medal : Copper ; 56 mm

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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