Russia, Imperial. A 1741 Medal For The Accession To The Throne Of Tsarina Elizabeth, By Georg Christian Waechter Auction First Class in Gold -

First Class in Gold - (1965-1989) Three-piece construction in solid gold with enamels

crazing evident in the white enamels on the arms

31mm (x58mm including crown suspension)

by Carlos Perez-Maldonado

Russia, Imperial. A 1741 Medal For The Accession To The Throne Of Tsarina Elizabeth, By Georg Christian Waechter Auction First Class in Gold -Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse bearing a raised and rightward facing bust of Tsarina Elizabeth, circumscribed by name and title in Latin, the reverse bearing a raised depiction of the Tsarina clutching a cross and leading a group of uniformed and armed soldiers of the Preobrazhensky Life Guards Regiment to the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, circumscribed by Latin dedications and a date of 25 November 1741 in Roman numerals, the obverse