Russia, Imperial. A 1953 City of St. Petersburg 250th Anniversary Medal, French-Made Russian Émigré Example United Republic of Dated August 5th

Dated August 5th

and Medal for Twenty Years of Irreproachable Service in the Armed Forces of the USSR (in silver with red enamels

suspended from hanger engraved "VRC" (Victoria Rifles of Canada) with pinback

Grand Cross Breast Star

its issue can be approximated to the Second Battle of Ypres (22 April - 25 May 1915)

Russia, Imperial. A 1953 City of St. Petersburg 250th Anniversary Medal, French-Made Russian Émigré Example United Republic of Dated August 5thConstructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a raised and rightward facing bust of Tsar Peter I (the Great), circumscribed by name and title, the reverse bearing a raised double headed Russian imperial eagle defaced by a St. Petersburg coat of arms, flanked by dates 1703 1953 in Roman numerals, situated above an inscription of S. PETERSBURG DIE XVI MAI S. V., the obverse engraver marked with the dedication of Pierre Simon Benjamin Duvivier for the