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Russia Acquires the Crimea and Kuban at the Convention of Constantinople, in Honor of Catherine II the Great, Tsarina of Russia
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Russia Acquires the Crimea and Kuban at the Convention of Constantinople, in Honor of Catherine II the Great, Tsarina of Russia

Abraham Abramson · 1784 · striking (metalworking); silver (metal)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Silver medal. Obverse: bust of a woman with a diadem within a legend. Reverse: Russia, depicted as a helmeted woman with a full cornucopia and a coat of arms at her feet, hands an olive branch to two crowned women kneeling before her within a legend; section: inscription.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
history medalCatharina de GroteGrigorij Aleksandrovitsj PotemkinIstanboelKrimKubanConventie van Constantinopel
Credit lineRusland verwerft de Krim en Kuban op de conventie van Constantinopel, ter ere van Catharina II de Grote, tsarina van Rusland. 1784. Abraham Abramson. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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