E4470-1

Medal commemorating the 50th anniversary, Defence of Sebastopol, 1905; obverse Long Caption: Medal commemorating The Russian Society of Steam Navigation and Trade, 50th anniversary. Obverse: Within a spray of laurel the heads of Czar Nicholas II (right) and Czar Alexander II conjoined (left). Legend in Cyrillic (The Russian Society of Steam Navigation and Trade). Reverse: Ribboned oak wreath surrounding the letter L against a background of rays and two crossed standards; above, the crowned imperial double eagle displayed, decorated with coats of arms with dates on either side; below, the starboard broadside view of a steamer. Inscription: '1857 1907'. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: MEC2250 Artist: unknown Date: 1907 Medium: bronze Size: 70 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.