




Collection of Silver Medals "Great Grand Dukes, Tsars, and Emperors of Russia"
"Portrait, Historical Collection" - medals featuring images of Grand Dukes, Tsars, Empresses, and Emperors of Russia from 862 to 1894 - one of the most significant ideological projects of Empress Catherine II in the field of medal making.
The emergence of this portrait series of medals was linked to the Empress's interest in domestic history and the art of medal engraving. Between 1768 and 1774, a series of fifty-nine round medals was created featuring portraits of Russian princes and tsars (according to V.P. Smirnov's catalog - 58 items, with item 12 containing two medals) - from Rurik to Peter III. The foundation for their creation was the "Brief Russian Chronicle" by M.V. Lomonosov and a series of portraits of Russian princes and tsars carved by I. Dorsh on green jasper.
The obverse side of each medal displays a bust portrait of the prince or tsar with a circular inscription containing his name and title. The reverse side features an inscription from the "Brief Russian Chronicle," indicating how the grand ducal or royal throne was inherited, along with a listing of the main events and achievements of the ruler.
Overall, this portrait series of medals served as a sort of visual aid, demonstrating the core idea of M.V. Lomonosov's work regarding the advantages of autocratic rule for Russia, which he viewed as the guarantee of the "bliss" and "prosperity" of the Fatherland.
In the 19th century, six more medals depicting reigning monarchs from Catherine II to Alexander III were added to the portrait series.
In 2007-2008, the Saint Petersburg Mint of Goznak resumed the minting of medals from the portrait series using the preserved historical tools. The collection was supplemented with medals depicting Ivan VI and Nicholas II, which were missing from the historical series. As a result, the total number of medals in the collection amounts to 67 pieces.
Metal - silver
Fineness - 999
Weight of the medal - 31.1 g
Diameter of the medal - 39 mm
Finish quality: oxidization with artistic cleaning.Edition - limited, with 100 collections.
The collections are the result of meticulous work, based on the centuries-old experience of ancient masters and a very serious approach to the smallest details... a result that will bring aesthetic pleasure to many generations of its owners.
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St. Petersburg Mint. Silver. Diameter 39 mm. Weight 29.99-36.25 g. Rare.
No. 1618-R1. No. 17 Grand Duke Vyacheslav Vladimirovich. Medallist V. Vasiliev. Signature at the bottom right: "V.V.". Smirnov No. 17. Dyakov No. 1620-R1. No. 18 Grand Duke Vsevolod II. Smirnov No. 18. Dyakov No. 1621-R1. No. 19 Grand Duke Iziaslav II Mstislavovich. Medallist S. Yudin. Signature at the bottom on the chainmail: "Y.". Smirnov No. 19. Dyakov No. 1622-R1. No. 20 Grand Duke Yuri Dolgoruky. Medallist I.B. Hass. Signature at the bottom: "I.B.G.". Smirnov No. 20. Dyakov No. 1623-R1. No. 21 Grand Duke Andrei Bogolyubsky. Smirnov No. 21. Dyakov No. 1624-R1. No. 22 Grand Duke Vsevolod III Yurievich. Medallists I.B. Hass, A. Lyalin. Signature at the shoulder edge: "G.F.K.L.". Smirnov No. 22. Dyakov No. 1625-R1. No. 23 Grand Duke Konstantin Vsevolodovich. Smirnov No. 23. Dyakov No. 1626-R1. No. 24 Grand Duke Yuri Vsevolodovich. Smirnov No. 24. Dyakov No. 1627-R1. No. 25 Grand Duke Yaroslav II Vsevolodovich. Medallist S. Yudin. Signature at the shoulder edge: "Y.". Smirnov No. 25. Dyakov No. 1628-R1. No. 26 Grand Duke Alexander Yaroslavich Nevsky. Medallist A. Klepikov. Signature at the shoulder edge: "A.K.". Smirnov No. 26. Dyakov No. 1629-R1. No. 27 Grand Duke Yaroslav Yaroslavovich of Tver. Medallist S. Yudin. Signature at the shoulder edge: "YUDIN·F". Smirnov No. 27. Dyakov No. 1630-R1. No. 28 Grand Duke Vasily Yaroslavich. Medallist I.G. Yeger. Signature at the bottom left: "I.G.I.". Smirnov No. 28. Dyakov No. 1631-R1. No. 29 Grand Duke Dmitry I Alexandrovich. Smirnov No. 29. Dyakov No. 1632-R1. No. 30 Grand Duke Andrei II Alexandrovich. Smirnov No. 30. Dyakov No. 1633-R1. No. 31 Grand Duke Daniil Alexandrovich. Medallist I.B. Hass. Signature at the bottom right: "G". Smirnov No. 31. Dyakov No. 1634-R1. No. 32 Grand Duke Mikhail Yaroslavich. Medallist V. Alekseev. Signature at the shoulder edge: "K.V.AL". Smirnov No. 32. Dyakov No. 1635-R1. No. 33 Grand Duke Yuri III of Moscow. Medallist S. Yudin. Signature at the bottom right: "Y.". Smirnov No. 33. Dyakov No. 1636-R1. No. 34 Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Tver. Medallist R. Ganneman. Signature at the bottom right: "R.GANNEM.". Smirnov No. 34. Dyakov No. 1637-R1. No. 35 Grand Duke Ivan I Danilovich. Medallist I.B. Ha... (the text seems to be cut off).Sure, here's the translation of the text into English:
"cc. Signature at the shoulder's edge: “I.B.G.” Smirnov No. 35. Diakov No. 1638-R1. No. 36 Grand Duke Semyon Ivanovich the Proud. Smirnov No. 36. Diakov No. 1639-R1. No. 37 Grand Duke Ivan Ivanovich. Medallist I.B. Gass. Signature at the shoulder's edge: “I.B.G.” Smirnov No. 37. Diakov No. 1640-R1. No. 38 Grand Duke Dmitry II Konstantinovich of Suzdal. Medallist I. Chukmasov. Signature at the bottom right: “K.I.CHUKMAS·G”. Smirnov No. 38. Diakov No. 1641-R1. No. 39 Grand Duke Dmitry III Ivanovich. Smirnov No. 39. Diakov No. 1642-R1. No. 40 Grand Duke Vasily II Dmitrievich. Medallist V. Nikonov. Signature at the shoulder's edge: “I.G.W. K.V.NIKON.” Smirnov No. 40. Diakov No. 1643-R1. No. 41 Grand Duke Vasily III Vasilevich. Smirnov No. 41. Diakov No. 1644-R1. No. 43 Grand Duke Vasily IV Ivanovich. Unknown medallist. Signature at the bottom right: “W.A”. Smirnov No. 43. Diakov No. 1646-R1. No. 44 Tsar Ivan Vasilyevich the Terrible. Medallist I.B. Gass. Signature at the shoulder's edge: “I.B.G.” Smirnov No. 44. Diakov No. 1647-R1. No. 45 Tsar Fyodor Ivanovich. Smirnov No. 45. Diakov No. 1648-R1. No. 46 Tsar Boris Fyodorovich Godunov. Smirnov No. 46. Diakov No. 1649-R1. No. 47 Tsar Fyodor Borisovich Godunov. Medallist V. Vasiliev. Signature at the shoulder's edge: “K.V.VAS.” Smirnov No. 47. Diakov No. 1650-R1. No. 48 Tsar Vasily Ivanovich Shuisky. Medallist A. Pritkoy. Signature at the bottom right: “A.P.” Smirnov No. 48. Diakov No. 1651-R1. No. 49 Tsar Mikhail Fyodorovich Romanov. Smirnov No. 49. Diakov No. 1652-R1. No. 51 Tsar Fyodor Alexeevich the Quietest. Medallist I.B. Gass. Signature at the bottom left: “I.B.G”. Smirnov No. 51. Diakov No. 1654-R1. No. 52 Tsar Ivan Alexeevich. Smirnov No. 52. Diakov No. 1655-R1. No. 53 Emperor Peter I Alexeevich. Medallist I.B. Gass. Signature at the shoulder's edge: “B.GASS”. Smirnov No. 53. Diakov No. 1656-R1. No. 54 Empress Catherine I Alexeevna. Smirnov No. 54. Diakov No. 1657-R1. No. 56 Empress Anna Ioannovna. Smirnov No. 56. Diakov No. 1659-R1. No. 59 Empress Catherine II the Great. Medallist F. Lyalin. Signature at the bottom left: “Ф. ЛЯЛИНЪ”. Smirnov No. 57. Diakov No. 1661-R1. No. 61 Emperor Alexander I. Medallist A. Klepikov. Signature at the bottom left:"
Please note that certain terms and names are culturally specific and are retained in their original form as they refer to historical figures."A. KLEPIKOV." Smirnov No. 61. Dyakov No. 1664-R1.
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