Russia, Imperial. A 1783 Commemorative Medal For The Benefits Of The Russian Word GTRexclude with large silver plate (marked

with large silver plate (marked "A

Deumer - by Wilhelm Deumer

Three protruding rivets are distributed around the circumference of the shell

maker marked “Ferd Wagner

served in South Africa and was entitled to the Queen's South Africa medal with 4 clasps

Russia, Imperial. A 1783 Commemorative Medal For The Benefits Of The Russian Word GTRexclude with large silver plate (markedConstructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a raised and rightward facing bust of Empress Catherine II (the Great), circumscribed by name and title in Cyrillic, the reverse bearing the Empress monogram, situated atop a radiant background and within a circular laurel leaf wreath, circumscribed by a Cyrillic inscription indicating that the medal was struck to commemorate the benefits of the Russian word, joined together at the bottom by a date of 21