Russia Satirical Copper Medal on Russian-French Friendship 1897. Obverse: SOURCE OF THE MEMORABLE DAYS OF PARIS OCTOBER 1896 ST. PETERSBURG AUGUST 1897 // Reverse: THE WORLD IS ROUND AND HAS TO TURN / HOW SOON WILL THIS FRIENDSHIP END / IN MEMORIAM / MOSCOW 1812 - SEBASTOPOL 1854. 'Mayer and Wilhelm'. Stuttgart. Copper. Weight approx: 48.87 g. Diameter: 50 mm