Russian Bronze Medal Peninsula Krim And Island Tamansky 1783

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floow New Member Sweden 2 Posts	Posted 05/16/2010 4:04 pm Hello! I happend to find an old russian bronze medal, that I keept for many years. Diameter size is 9 cm. Thikness is 7-8 mm. Weight is about 250 gram. I think, pic 3 says: "Peninsula Krim and island Tamansky became Russian in 1783" And I think the person on the front is Catherine II of Russia: Thanks, Floow Images (click on image to see full size): Engraver: Edited by floow 05/17/2010 11:41 am Report this Post to the Staff

Russia1981 Valued Member United States 150 Posts	Posted 05/16/2010 10:03 pm This medal is beautiful. It says peninsula Krim and island Tamansky became Russian in 1783. The medal is definitely from Russian empire and can be valuable like medal or militaria. Report this Post to the Staff
floow New Member Sweden 2 Posts	Posted 05/17/2010 11:01 am Thank you for the answer :) I will update the text with som new information. Please correct me if I'm wrong :) Can anyone give any more info? How can I determen the value of this medal, does anyone have any tips? Thanks again, Floow Report this Post to the Staff
svslav Pillar of the Community United States 2605 Posts	Posted 05/17/2010 11:35 am We're talking about the Crimean peninsula which was annexed by the Russian Empire in 1783 (with Catherine II on the throne). I believe the medal was issued much later than that. Report this Post to the Staff
Russia1981 Valued Member United States 150 Posts	Posted 05/17/2010 10:36 pm I check in one Russia coin forum: This is bronze beginning of 19th century Saint Petersburg mint R1 rare medal diameter 92.3 mm, weight 280.08 gram. Price in Russian auctions $500-2000. This is not Catherine, but grand prince Potyomkin-Tavricheskiy. This one was about 500, yours looks better. Report this Post to the Staff
svslav Pillar of the Community United States 2605 Posts	Posted 05/17/2010 10:46 pm Could be a little confusing for people who cannot read the legend. Even though the map shows the same part of the world, the two medals are unrelated. Report this Post to the Staff
Russia1981 Valued Member United States 150 Posts	Posted 05/17/2010 11:02 pm O, I'm sorry! I didn't take the closer look.. Thank you SVSLAV! It's not exact same. But this was other side: And it's confused me. So the price may be different too, but the medals can be from same series? Edited by Russia1981 05/17/2010 11:07 pm Report this Post to the Staff
svslav Pillar of the Community United States 2605 Posts	Posted 05/17/2010 11:20 pm It does look like the person featured on both medals is prince Potyomkin-Tavrichesky, Catherine's favorite. Floow's medal is dedicated to adding Crimea to the Russian Empire, The other (found by Russia1981) is about colonization and populating the steppes of Southern Ukraine including Crimea. Apparently Grigory Potyomkin was very instrumental in both affairs. Report this Post to the Staff
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