Russia, Imperial. A 1752 Medal For The Opening Of The Kronstadt Naval Dockyard consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Hanseaten Cross - Silvered bronze

Hanseaten Cross - Silvered bronze and enamels

15 mm (w) x 17

Between 1953 and 1976

detailing on the wing in gray threading

some gilding left on the wreath

Russia, Imperial. A 1752 Medal For The Opening Of The Kronstadt Naval Dockyard consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Hanseaten Cross - Silvered bronzeConstructed of silvered zinc, the obverse bearing a raised and rightward facing bust of Empress Elizabeth, circumscribed by name and title in Latin, the reverse bearing an exceptionally detailed depiction of the Kronstadt naval dockyard, circumscribed by Latin inscriptions indicating that the medal was issued to commemorate the opening of the dockyard on 30 July 1752, engraver marked G. WCHTER for Georg Christian Waechter, measuring 64. 30 mm in