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Catherine II (the Great) of Russia and the Economic Society, 1768

 Item
Identifier: DM/75

Scope and Contents

The Economic Society.

Obverse: bust of Yekaterina Velikaya (Empress Catherine II of Russia) (Catherine the Great) (1729-1796).

Reverse: a woman is seating by a tree; she is holding a laurel branch with her right hand and a sceptre with her left hand. On the background a peasant works on the fields. Dated 1768.

Dates

  • Creation: 1768

Language of Materials

Russian

Conditions Governing Access

Open. Please contact the repository in advance.

Full Extent

1 medal : Copper ; 66 mm

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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