Medal Not Applicable Russian academy of St. Petersburg, Gold, Extremely rare AU(55-58)

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Crowned bicephalous eagle standing on a lightning bolt resting on the capital of a fluted column, mask on the left and palette and brushes on the right, within a circle., Genius of the arts seated on a capital, left; below, parchment, mask, palette and brushes., Unfortunately, this medal has been cleaned, and “hairlines” (micro-scratches) are visible in the fields. Representation of an allegory of the St. Petersburg Academy, founded in 1757, with elements symbolizing the performing arts (masks) and the fine arts (palette and brushes). A magnificent engraving for this extremely rare specimen dated to the reign of Nicholas I (19th century). Silver and bronze modules are rarely seen in sales, but it seems that the gold example has never been seen in any auction over the last two decades. Undoubtedly an extremely prestigious reward, and only awarded to an elite from or officiating at this academy, this medal remains superbly sophisticated and extremely pleasing to the eye in its representations. Diakov 492.1 (Gold) by P. Utkin., Императорская с. Петереурcкaя Академія художествѣ, Достойному.

 

Deutsch abbrev.	Deutsch Erhaltungsgrade	Englisch  Grades der Kühlung	Französisch États de  Erhaltung	Italienisch Stati di  conservazione
PP	Polierte Platte	Proof (PRF)	Flan bruni (FB)	Beweis
st	Stempelglanz, stempelfrisch	Stempelglanz (MS65-MS70)	Fleur de coin (FDC)	Fior di conio
-unz	fast unzirkuliert	Almost uncirculated (AU)
vz	Vorzüglich	Vorzüglich (EF oder XF)	Superbe (SUP)	Splendido
ss	Sehr schön	Sehr fein (VF)	Très Très beau (TTB)	Bellissimo
s	Schön	Fine (F)	Très beau (TB)	Molto bello

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