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ARCHITECTURAL MEDALS. Belgium - Russia. St. Isaac's at St. Petersburg Bronze Medal, 1858. Geerts (Ixelles) Mint. MINT STATE.
Ross-M210 (R3); van Hoydonck-158; Reinecke-57. 59mm. By Jacques Wiener. Obverse: Three-quarter exterior view of the church building; Reverse: Interior view looking down the nave from a vantage point just to the right side of the center aisle. One of the RARER and more desirable types within the series, this variety features a mix of Russian and French legends on the obverse.
Ross-M210 (R3); van Hoydonck-158; Reinecke-57. 59mm. By Jacques Wiener. Obverse: Three-quarter exterior view of the church building; Reverse: Interior view looking down the nave from a vantage point just to the right side of the center aisle. One of the RARER and more desirable types within the series, this variety features a mix of Russian and French legends on the obverse.
Peter the Great founded the city of St. Petersburg--named in his honor--and wished to have a church constructed there commemorating St. Isaac of Dalmatia, as he was born on that saint's feast day. Numerous attempts were made and failed for different reasons, though a successful church was built beginning in 1818, the interior of which was completed around the time at which this medal was issued.
From the Richard Jewell Collection.
Ex. Coin Galleries (10/2010) Lot # 2815.
Estimate: $400.00- $600.00