Russia, Imperial. A 1783 Commemorative Medal For The Benefits Of The Russian Word Hold with minor lose gilt and

with minor lose gilt and faded enamel on the reverse

as he needed to complete everything and have it settled before resuming his duties

This particular buckle is illustrated on page 60 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich

edge nicks and bruising on the First War pair

one full page one placed between pages 8 and 9

Russia, Imperial. A 1783 Commemorative Medal For The Benefits Of The Russian Word Hold with minor lose gilt andConstructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a raised and rightward facing bust of Empress Catherine II (the Great), circumscribed by name and title in Cyrillic, the reverse bearing the Empress monogram, situated atop a radiant background and within a circular laurel leaf wreath, circumscribed by a Cyrillic inscription indicating that the medal was struck to commemorate the benefits of the Russian word, joined together at the bottom by a date of 21