gabrieel001 Posted June 4, 2013 Report Share Posted June 4, 2013 Hi people, i´m new on this site. I have this medal. And to me is a really mystery. Can't Find anything on the web. Thanks for all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted June 4, 2013 Report Share Posted June 4, 2013 Nice medal. Welcome to CoinPeople. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxseries Posted June 4, 2013 Report Share Posted June 4, 2013 Gut feel is that it's issued in 1992 by Leningrad Mint (now St. Petersburg mint) to commemorate the founding of St. Petersburg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsraghead Posted June 4, 2013 Report Share Posted June 4, 2013 Nice medal. Nice to meet you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabrieel001 Posted June 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2013 Muchas gracias por los datos! Espero encontrar realmente de que se trata y su valor para darle un lugar privilegiado o no.Aparentemente la calidad, detalles, etc es excelente. Un saludo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsraghead Posted June 4, 2013 Report Share Posted June 4, 2013 your welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabrieel001 Posted June 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2013 Thank for all your comments. Anyone knows something else. Here in Argentina nobody knows anything about this piece. How much is their price?. Again, thanks for all. Is a pleasure be here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grivna1726 Posted June 5, 2013 Report Share Posted June 5, 2013 Gut feel is that it's issued in 1992 by Leningrad Mint (now St. Petersburg mint) to commemorate the founding of St. Petersburg. I believe you are correct. The person in the foreground is Peter I ("the Great"). In the background is the Peter and Paul Fortress which was established in 1703 to defend against Sweden. There is more information at http://www.saint-petersburg.com/virtual-tour/peter-paul-fortress/ and http://www.aviewoncities.com/stpetersburg/peterandpaulfortress.htm. The St Petersburg mint opened in 1724 and struck the famous "Sun" rouble which features a radiant sun in the the middle of Peter's monogram on the reverse. An image of this rouble can be seen on the Hermitage website at http://www.hermitagemuseum.org/html_En/04/2004/hm4_1_95.html. I have never seen this medal before and don't know what its market value is. It's certainly very attractive and historically significant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsraghead Posted June 5, 2013 Report Share Posted June 5, 2013 It makes for a good story to accompany it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one-kuna Posted June 5, 2013 Report Share Posted June 5, 2013 better to post this medal in russian coins section to find more answers, to me this medal is not of significant historical importance but regular mint issue with intersting design Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grivna1726 Posted June 5, 2013 Report Share Posted June 5, 2013 better to post this medal in russian coins section to find more answers, to me this medal is not of significant historical importance but regular mint issue with intersting design The medal itself might not be historically significant as a medal, but the event that it commemorates, the establishment of St. Petersburg, most certainly is. I agree that the suggestion to post this medal in the Russian coins forum is a good idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabrieel001 Posted June 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2013 Thanks people i will post it in the russian coins forum! greeting from Argentina! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsraghead Posted June 6, 2013 Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 Greetings from all over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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