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ID huge 19th century? Russian? medal?

WeissWeiss Posts: 9,942 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Any ideas? Someone on another forum posted this 3" wide, 1/4" thick and 14 oz medal. Any ideas? Is it pre-Soviet Russian?

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  • gxseriesgxseries Posts: 423
    It's definately Imperial Russian medal (pre 1917s).

    Although I am not too sure what it could be, I am guessing it is a medal awarded by the Ministry of Agriculture.
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  • CruziCruzi Posts: 460
    Nice medal !

    Better send it to me so I can have a closer look image



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  • JZraritiesJZrarities Posts: 2,583 ✭✭✭
    My other Agricultural medals are from the 1880's. They seem popular around the world at that time.

    You might look here.
  • WeissWeiss Posts: 9,942 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Thanks all!
    We are like children who look at print and see a serpent in the last letter but one, and a sword in the last.
    --Severian the Lame
  • 1960NYGiants1960NYGiants Posts: 3,505 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>My other Agricultural medals are from the 1880's. They seem popular around the world at that time.

    You might look here. >>



    The reverse wreath on Weiss' piece looks like this one: link

    BTW - nice medal. I like the obverse.

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