Russia, Imperial. A 1763 Medal For The Establishment Of The Foundling Home In St. Petersburg Auction Archive mounted to a silver oval

mounted to a silver oval base

the bust mounted to a silver gilt rectangular base with a voided centre

Unissued and measuring 210 x 296mm

and an American Distinguished Service Medal

on 28 September 1896

Russia, Imperial. A 1763 Medal For The Establishment Of The Foundling Home In St. Petersburg Auction Archive mounted to a silver ovalConstructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a raised and rightward facing bust of Empress Catherine II (the Great), circumscribed by name and title in Cyrillic, the reverse bearing a central raised depiction of a female figure wielding a cross (symbolizing mercy) reaching out to a destitute woman and child, set against a backdrop of St. Petersburg, topped by an inscription of AND YOU WILL LIVE and set above a date of 1 September 1763 in Cyrillic, the