Russia, Imperial. A Commemorative Medal For Victory At The Battle Of Poltava Auction Archive a Medal for the 40th

a Medal for the 40th Anniversary of the Socialist Republic of Bulgaria

outside Norwegian territorial waters

in gilt bronze with red and white enamels

flanked by stylized wings on either side

but currently rates as very fine

Russia, Imperial. A Commemorative Medal For Victory At The Battle Of Poltava Auction Archive a Medal for the 40thConstructed of silvered zink, the obverse bearing a raised depiction of Tsar Peter I (the Great) in full armour and mounted on a horse trampling fallen enemy combatants, circumscribed by patriotic slogans in Latin, situated above name and titles similarly presented in Latin, the reverse bearing a central depiction of Hercules wielding a club, surrounded by cannons and flag standards, overlaid a topographical map of Poltava, situated above a Latin