Russia, Imperial. A Orphanage Medal, C.1763 Hold According to the Soldbuch

According to the Soldbuch

showing wear with majority of silvering lost

horizontal pinback with hook attachment

the interior is lined with a tan rayon-blended interior lining with a smooth texture

Instituted 13 December 1918 by by Zakhari Mdivani

Russia, Imperial. A Orphanage Medal, C.1763 Hold According to the SoldbuchConstructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse with a raised rightward facing profile of Catherine the Great, circumscribed by name and title in Russian Cyrillic, the reverse with a detailed depiction of a saint clutching a cross beside a kneeling female figure, topped by a Russian Cyrillic inscription of (AND YOU SHALL LIVE), with a date of 1763, the obverse marked with initials doe an unidentified maker,