Elizabeth I of Russia and the agricultural reform, 1754
Item
Identifier: DM/55
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 ARVIS.
Exergue: POSITI AGRIS LIMITES D. XIII. MAV. MDCCLIV. Dated 1754.
Dates
- Creation: 1754
Language of Materials
Latin
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Full Extent
1 medal : Copper ; 64 mm
Subject
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Contact:
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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk