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Catherine II of Russia and the Kremlin, 1773

 Item
Identifier: DM/81

Scope and Contents

Kremlin

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

Reverse: representation of Kremlin. Dated 1773. The Kremlin had been neglected since Peter the Great. In 1773 Catherine II built her new residence at the Kremlin.

Dates

  • Creation: 1773

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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