Russia, Imperial. A 1672 Commemorative Medal For The Birth Of Peter The Great Auction Archive Four and half weeks after

Four and half weeks after his arrival in England

and signed in blue ink by Knight’s Cross recipient Major and Wing Commander Friedrich Beckh (1908–1942)

Medal for 12 years

surface wear and fine chipping in the white enamels on the centrepiece

Russia, Imperial. A 1672 Commemorative Medal For The Birth Of Peter The Great Auction Archive Four and half weeks afterConstructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a raised and rightward facing busts of Tsar Alexis and Tsarina Natalya Naryshkina in full imperial regalia, circumscribed by name and title in Latin, the reverse bearing a detailed image of an angelic figure handing a child the Tsarina, in turn flanked by a shield bearing a Romanov coat of arms, circumscribed by a Latin dedication to Russias future and the name and birthdate of the future Tsar Peter I (the