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Russia "Smallpox Vaccine" Specimen Silver Medal 1826
Diakov-464.1 (R2), Smirnov-429/a, 64mm. Instituted in 1826 and awarded to the most distinguished smallpox innoculators. Obv. Crowned and mantled bust of Catherine II right. Rev. Female figure with outstretched arms surrounded by seven children. Well struck, with moderate contact marks and golden russet toning. Minor surface smoothing appears in exergue on the reverse.
Diakov-464.1 (R2), Smirnov-429/a, 64mm. Instituted in 1826 and awarded to the most distinguished smallpox innoculators. Obv. Crowned and mantled bust of Catherine II right. Rev. Female figure with outstretched arms surrounded by seven children. Well struck, with moderate contact marks and golden russet toning. Minor surface smoothing appears in exergue on the reverse.