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Lot 646
  • 646

50th anniversary of Petrovsko-Poltavsky Cadet corps: a silver-gilt and enamel jeton, St. Petersburg, 1890

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description

  • Silver, enamel
  • height including loop: 32mm
circular, within a laurel wreath crossed with two swords and surmounted with an Imperial eagle of Peter I, the front enamelled in blue and red and inscribed '50th anniversary of Petrovsko-Poltavsky Cadet corps' and crowned Imperial cipher of Peter I, the reverse, engraved with dated '1840-1890', named 'B.S. Zybin 1879-1885', 84 standard  

Condition

Wear to the surface and gilding as expected with age.
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