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RUSSIA. RUSSIAN EMPIRE. Nicholas I. 1825-1855. Silver medal 1851. For Jakob Reichel upon the opening of the New Hermitage. Dies by C. Pfeuffer. Head of J. Reichel turned slightly l. Rev. Reichel family arms. 36.31 g. Diameter 42.2 mm. Diakov 598.1 (R2). Very rare. Beautiful toning. Cabinet piece. Choice proof-like brilliant uncirculated.
The Hermitage's website contains under "Exhibition Archive", December 2002-October 2003, a page dedicated to the acquisition of the Reichel collection which was displayed at that time. Following text is from the Hermitage site:
"The new exhibition is dedicated to the acquisition by the Hermitage of the numismatic collection of J.J. Reichel, a major collector, medalist and designer of the St. Petersburg Mint (1760-1856). When the hereditary medalist (his father Johann Jacob Reichel was medalist at the Warsaw Mint under King Stanislaw August Poniatowski) came to St. Petersburg, he was in 1799 admitted to the Medal Class of the Academy of Arts. In 1802 he became student at the St. Petersburg Mint and in 1808 was appointed medalist of the Mint's Medal Chamber. Since 1819 till his death in 1856 Jacob Reichel also headed the Second Technical Section of the Department of Official Papers. In 1837-1845 he performed special missions for Finance Minister Ye.F. Kankrin. Reichel's career was rather successful, he was promoted to Councilor of State and conferred Order of St. Stanislaw 1st Class, Order of St. Anna 1st Class and other orders.
In the 1820s, Jacob Reichel started to collect Russian and West European coins and medals which he purchased at international auctions and from famous Russian and West European numismatists with many of whom he corresponded. Reichel's collection became renowned due to its catalogue in nine volumes published by its owner.
By the time when the New Hermitage was opened in 1851, the coin cabinet already possessed Reichel's excellent collection of Russian coins and medals (4,712 pieces) purchased by Nicholas I who had previously visited the collector's home several times to see it. The remaining part of the collection, 41,875 West European coins and medals and Oriental and Ancient coins, was purchased by the Hermitage from Reichel's heirs in 1856-1857."
Серебряная медаль 1851. Гравер Я.Я.Рейхель. Гравер К.Пфейффер. Портрет Я.Рейхеля анфас. Рев. Фамильный герб Рейхеля. 36.31 г. Диаметр 42.2 мм. Дьяков 598.1 (R2). Очень редкая. Красивая патина. Кабинетный экземпляр. Пруфлайк, состояние исключительно совершенно превосходное.
The Hermitage's website contains under "Exhibition Archive", December 2002-October 2003, a page dedicated to the acquisition of the Reichel collection which was displayed at that time. Following text is from the Hermitage site:
"The new exhibition is dedicated to the acquisition by the Hermitage of the numismatic collection of J.J. Reichel, a major collector, medalist and designer of the St. Petersburg Mint (1760-1856). When the hereditary medalist (his father Johann Jacob Reichel was medalist at the Warsaw Mint under King Stanislaw August Poniatowski) came to St. Petersburg, he was in 1799 admitted to the Medal Class of the Academy of Arts. In 1802 he became student at the St. Petersburg Mint and in 1808 was appointed medalist of the Mint's Medal Chamber. Since 1819 till his death in 1856 Jacob Reichel also headed the Second Technical Section of the Department of Official Papers. In 1837-1845 he performed special missions for Finance Minister Ye.F. Kankrin. Reichel's career was rather successful, he was promoted to Councilor of State and conferred Order of St. Stanislaw 1st Class, Order of St. Anna 1st Class and other orders.
In the 1820s, Jacob Reichel started to collect Russian and West European coins and medals which he purchased at international auctions and from famous Russian and West European numismatists with many of whom he corresponded. Reichel's collection became renowned due to its catalogue in nine volumes published by its owner.
By the time when the New Hermitage was opened in 1851, the coin cabinet already possessed Reichel's excellent collection of Russian coins and medals (4,712 pieces) purchased by Nicholas I who had previously visited the collector's home several times to see it. The remaining part of the collection, 41,875 West European coins and medals and Oriental and Ancient coins, was purchased by the Hermitage from Reichel's heirs in 1856-1857."
Серебряная медаль 1851. Гравер Я.Я.Рейхель. Гравер К.Пфейффер. Портрет Я.Рейхеля анфас. Рев. Фамильный герб Рейхеля. 36.31 г. Диаметр 42.2 мм. Дьяков 598.1 (R2). Очень редкая. Красивая патина. Кабинетный экземпляр. Пруфлайк, состояние исключительно совершенно превосходное.