RUSSIAN ORDERS, Award Medal for the Sloops "Orient" and "Pacific", 1819. Bronze. 42 mm. Unsigned. Diakov 417.1 (R1), Sm 406, Werlich 70. Alexander I portrait r. / Four-line legend, date below. Under the command of Captain F.F. Belinsgauzen, the sloops "Orient" and "Pacific" reached Antarctica within two years, then circumnavigated the world at 60-70 degrees in the southern latitude. Minor edge bruise. Condition: Very fine
Estimate: $400