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two bronze medallions depicting the coat of arms of a man and a woman
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442 - RUSSIA Bronze medal Locomotive / Central Asian Exhibition, 1…
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RUSSIA Bronze medal Locomotive / Central Asian Exhibition, 1891, Issued to commemorate the Central Asian Exhibition in Moscow, AE 40 mm By A. Gebhardt Obverse: A caravan of camels moving to the left in the foreground; on the right, a locomotive approaching; the whole set within a multi-lobed frame with ornamental decoration and Arabic inscriptions in the spandrels; ΙΛ9Ι below. Reverse: СРЄДНЄ-АЗIАТСКАѦ ВЫСТАВКА ВЪ МОСКВѢ / 1891 ГОДА, with the crowned coats of arms of Turkestan and Moscow, all set upon a crowned ermine mantling. Ref: Diakov-1061.2 Edge: TTB. Beautiful warm brown patina. Quite RARE and of a very exotic style. ‘Turkestan’ refers to a region of Central Asia under the rule of the Russian Empire. The 1891 exhibition focused primarily on its natural resources. The railway depicted is probably the Trans-Caspian rather than the Trans-Siberian.
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About the sale Collections of Nine Amateurs – Persia, France, Countermarked, Holland, Miscellaneous, Railways, Monaco, Decorations, Medals & Plaques
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Auction time 10/16/2026 at 1:00 PM
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