Russia, Imperial. A Medal for the Delivery of Granite for the Monument to Peter the Great 1770, by Johann Jaeger Hold opening to reveal a transparent

opening to reveal a transparent celluloid interior cover which accommodates the award document for the Honour Cross of the World War

000 students at a time

3 mm in width x 98

Footnote: Transferred to Bengal Horse Artillery

Russia, Imperial. A Medal for the Delivery of Granite for the Monument to Peter the Great 1770, by Johann Jaeger Hold opening to reveal a transparentConstructed of a silvered zink alloy, the obverse bearing a raised and leftward facing bust of Empress Catherine II (the Great), circumscribed by name, the reverse bearing a raised depiction of a large block of granite arriving in St. Petersburg for use in the construction of a monument to Tsar Peter I (the Great), topped by an inscription of (AS BOLDNESS), and situated above a date of 20 JANUARY 1770, double marked with the dedication of Johann