Russia, Imperial. An 1805 Medal For The Cornerstone Of The St. Petersburg Stock Exchange, By Carl Leberecht Auction Archive Buckle in die stamped silver-nickel

Buckle in die stamped silver-nickel

paymaster of the royal court of Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia (1865-1931)

with naming and coding in handwritten black ink

It is a “Zweitschrift”

Fifth Army

Russia, Imperial. An 1805 Medal For The Cornerstone Of The St. Petersburg Stock Exchange, By Carl Leberecht Auction Archive Buckle in die stamped silver-nickelConstructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a raised and rightward facing profile of Tsar Alexander I, circumscribed by name and title in Russian Cyrillic, the reverse bearing a central raised depiction of the St. Petersburg Stock Exchange, flanked by rostral columns and with boats visible in harbour, circumscribed by Cyrillic inscriptions indicating that the medal was issued to commemorate the laying of the cornerstone in 1805 (with construction