Russia, Imperial. An 1834 Medal For The Opening Of The Narva Triumphal Arch In St. Petersburg Auction The next morning we thought

The next morning we thought they would never send a truck to bring us back to Yangkai

with two gilded aluminum rank pips

all with vertical pinbacks

taking the place of Andre McNaughton

Russia, Imperial. An 1834 Medal For The Opening Of The Narva Triumphal Arch In St. Petersburg Auction The next morning we thoughtConstructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a central raised depiction of the Narva Triumphal Arch in exceptional detail, circumscribed by a Cyrillic inscription dedicated to the Russian forces who defeated Napoleon during the French invasion of Russia and subsequent pursuit of his forces across Europe, situated above a date of 18 August 1834 (commemorating the opening of the permanent stone monument which replaced the previous wooden incarnation), the