Russia, Imperial. A 1763 Medal For The Establishment Of The Foundling Home In St. Petersburg Newly Listed In particular case

In particular case

Lieutenant Henry Miles

below wreath a scroll bearing the regimental designation “Ottawa and Carleton Own Rifles”

presenting stained white enamels

Russia, Imperial. A 1763 Medal For The Establishment Of The Foundling Home In St. Petersburg Newly Listed In particular caseConstructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a raised and rightward facing bust of Empress Catherine II (the Great), circumscribed by name and title in Cyrillic, the reverse bearing a central raised depiction of a female figure wielding a cross (symbolizing mercy) reaching out to a destitute woman and child, set against a backdrop of St. Petersburg, topped by an inscription of AND YOU WILL LIVE and set above a date of 1 September 1763 in Cyrillic, the