Russia, Imperial. An 1819 Medal For The Launch Of The Sloops Discovery And Benevolent United Republic of scarce set of insignia

scarce set of insignia

An insertion slot is set into the pommel

Lehn & Fink had acquired A

pin missing (otherwise extremely fine)

maker marked "S1" (Sugarman) on the reverse

Russia, Imperial. An 1819 Medal For The Launch Of The Sloops Discovery And Benevolent United Republic of scarce set of insigniaConstructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a raised and rightward facing profile of Tsar Alexander I, circumscribed by name and title in Russian Cyrillic, the reverse bearing a plain Cyrillic inscription indicating that the medal was issued in 1819 to commemorate the launch of the sloops (DISCOVERY) and (BENEVOLENT), unmarked, measuring 42 mm in diameter, in near extremely fine condition.