Russia, Imperial. An 1867 Russian Ethnographic Exhibition Table Medal Auction dated February 19th

dated February 19th

small nip in the fabric on the base at the upper right)

bottom with a paper label Hauptmünzamt

December 31

maker marked "GARDINO ROMA" on the button hole attachment

Russia, Imperial. An 1867 Russian Ethnographic Exhibition Table Medal Auction dated February 19thConstructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a central raised Romanov imperial eagle clutching an orb and sceptre, circumscribed by a Russian Cyrillic inscription indicating that the medal was issued to commemorate the 1867 Russian Ethnographic Exhibition, the reverse bearing an inscription indicating that the medal was instituted in 1863 for recognition of prize winning participants in the event, unmarked, measuring 61. 60 mm in diameter, in extremely