Russia, Imperial. A Medal for the Restoration of the Winter Palace in Bronze, by Heinrich Gube Auction Archive Bruce Catton

Bruce Catton

enamels chipped in inscription ring otherwise intact

dated between 1933 and 1945

stamped with “Artillerie-Regiment 6

Russia, Imperial. A Medal for the Restoration of the Winter Palace in Bronze, by Heinrich Gube Auction Archive Bruce CattonConstructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a raised monogram of Tsar Nicholas I, topped by an inscription of (IN GRATITUDE), the reverse bearing a central raised depiction of the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, circumscribed by dedications commemorating its 1838 restoration following a devastating fire in the previous year, the reverse marked with the dedication of engraver Heinrich Gube, St. Petersburg, measuring 34. 07 mm in diameter, weighing 21.