Russia, Imperial. A 1774 Medal For The Peace Treaty With The Ottoman Empire, By Gass And Iaeger Auction a Mugunghwa (AKA Hibiscus Syriacus

a Mugunghwa (AKA Hibiscus Syriacus or Rose of Sharon)

a cross pattee constructed of silvered bronze

UN Medal for Korea

Footnote: Horst Wilhelm Sampel was born on August 17

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Russia, Imperial. A 1774 Medal For The Peace Treaty With The Ottoman Empire, By Gass And Iaeger Auction a Mugunghwa (AKA Hibiscus SyriacusConstructed of silvered zink, the obverse bearing a raised and rightward facing bust of Tsarina Catherine II (the Great), circumscribed by name and title in Russian Cyrillic, the reverse bearing a raised depiction of Minerva wielding caduceus against a seascape, flanked on the right by a monument, circumscribed by a Cyrillic dedication to the 1774 peace treaty which ended the Russo Turkish War of 1768 1774 on favourable terms for the Russian Empire