Russia, Imperial. An 1873 Table Medal For The Centenary Of The Gorny Institute Hold Footnote: Formerly Stalag VIII-B and

Footnote: Formerly Stalag VIII-B and renamed Stalag-344 in 1943

measuring 58 mm (w) x 44 mm (l) x 20 mm (h)

he was Chief Instructor at the Imperial Defence College

measuring 222 mm (w) x 352 mm (h)

all the hardware in brass

Russia, Imperial. An 1873 Table Medal For The Centenary Of The Gorny Institute Hold Footnote: Formerly Stalag VIII-B andConstructed of bronze, the obverse bearing raised and mirrored profiles of Empress Catherine II (the Great) and Tsar Alexander II, set within ornate oval borders, topped by a female figure representing the personification of wisdom, above the coat of arms of the Gorny Institute (Saint Petersburg Mining University) and a date of 21 October, the reverse bearing a raised depiction of the university in high relief and exceptional detail, situated above a