A GOLD AND ENAMEL RAILWAY JETON RELATING TO MICHAEL VON REUTERN, SAMUEL ARNDT, ST PETERSBURG, 1872
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A GOLD AND ENAMEL RAILWAY JETON RELATING TO MICHAEL VON REUTERN, SAMUEL ARNDT, ST PETERSBURG, 1872
inscribed in Cyrillic Lozovo-Sebastopol railway / 1872, centered with the city's coat of arms under the imperial crown, inscribed Mikhail Christoforovich Reutern in Cyrillic on the reverse, struck on the loop with workmaster's initials, 56 standard
height including loop 4.5cm, 1¾in.
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Michael von Reutern was the Finance Minister of the Russian Empire from 1862 to 1878, under Emperor Alexander II. Under his tenure, the Russian railway network saw its capacity increased from around 2,200 to 14,000 miles.
Construction of the Lozovo-Sebastopol railroad was completed in 1873.