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RUSSIA. Nicholas Ivanovich Utkin/50 Years of Service Gold Medal, 1859. PCGS SPECIMEN-62 Gold Shield.
Dia-680.1 (R5); Smirnov-631. Diameter: 42mm. By A. Lyalin. Obverse: Bust left; Reverse: Radiant star above legend in six lines; all within wreath. An INCREDIBLY RARE issue in gold, this medal was struck to commemorate 50 years of service in engraving for Utkin, as he had served as a professor, curator of prints and graphics at the Hermitage, and superintendent of the museum at the Imperial Academy of Arts. Already incredibly difficult in bronze and silver, this is the only such example in gold seen across both major services. Some light hairlines are noted in the fields, as one would expect given the high degree of brilliance. Nevertheless, incredibly bold and brilliant, in addition to its potential unique status. Of further note, this Professor Utkin may well have been a relative of Pavel Petrovich Utkin, the designer of the famed "family ruble" issued in 1836 under Nicholas I.
Estimate: $20000 - $30000
Dia-680.1 (R5); Smirnov-631. Diameter: 42mm. By A. Lyalin. Obverse: Bust left; Reverse: Radiant star above legend in six lines; all within wreath. An INCREDIBLY RARE issue in gold, this medal was struck to commemorate 50 years of service in engraving for Utkin, as he had served as a professor, curator of prints and graphics at the Hermitage, and superintendent of the museum at the Imperial Academy of Arts. Already incredibly difficult in bronze and silver, this is the only such example in gold seen across both major services. Some light hairlines are noted in the fields, as one would expect given the high degree of brilliance. Nevertheless, incredibly bold and brilliant, in addition to its potential unique status. Of further note, this Professor Utkin may well have been a relative of Pavel Petrovich Utkin, the designer of the famed "family ruble" issued in 1836 under Nicholas I.
Estimate: $20000 - $30000