Russia, Imperial. A 1953 City of St. Petersburg 250th Anniversary Medal, French-Made Russian Émigré Example consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac with a unit designation of

with a unit designation of “1

the cap band is pinned with a non-magnetic metal cockade measuring 20 mm in diameter

bronze with green and white enamels

with three drill holes for attachment

Russia, Imperial. A 1953 City of St. Petersburg 250th Anniversary Medal, French-Made Russian Émigré Example consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac with a unit designation ofConstructed 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