Russian Empire Conquest of Paris 1814 (1836) Russia Russie Россия AE Medal 65mm
Russian Empire(Russia), The Conquest of Paris in 1814 (Minted in 1836), AE medal
Obv.: Helmeted bust of Alexander I, as the Slav god Rodomysl, holding spear over shoulder and ornately decorated shield.
Rev.: Helmeted, armoured warrior standing on left facing slightly right, holding flag and offering olive branch to city-goddess of Paris, kneeing left.
Diakov 1780; Smirn. 389.
By A. Klepikov and A. Lyalin.
AE
132 g
64.7 mm
Minor staining and deposits.
Ex. Drewry Family Collection; Ex. H. Christensen 87 (18 May 1984), lot 971.
A nice example from the series of twenty medals dedicated to the Russian campaign (also known in Russia as the Patriotic War of 1812), struck between 1834 and 1837. Alexander I is depicted on the obverse as the Slavic god Rodomysl, god of valor, wisdom and justice.
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