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an old silver coin with a coat of arms and a cross on itan image of a medal with a picture of a ship on it
MDC Monnaies de Collection

1588 - RUSSIA Nicholas II (1894–1917). Medal commemorating the firs…
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Estimate €150
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RUSSIA Nicholas II (1894–1917). Medal commemorating the first rivet of the cruiser Svetlana, 1895. Diakov - ; Silver - 27.5 mm - 12 h PCGS MS62 (56277866). Hallmark (diamond) SILVER 950 [...] on the edge. Superb. The Svetlana was a protected cruiser of the Imperial Russian Navy, laid down in France at the Chantiers de la Méditerranée shipyard in Le Havre in 1895 and designed to also serve as a state yacht for Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich. With a displacement of approximately 3,900 tonnes, this elegant and fast vessel combined an armament of six 152 mm guns with luxurious imperial quarters richly decorated with wood panelling. Its history came to a tragic end on 28 May 1905 during the Russo-Japanese War, when it was sunk by the Japanese fleet at the Battle of Tsushima after having exhausted all its ammunition
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About the sale A selection of coins and medals from the collection of an amateur collector from Burgundy (Part 2)
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Auction time 09/05/2026 at 9:00 AM
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