Russia, Imperial. A 1763 Medal For The Establishment Of The Foundling Home In St. Petersburg consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac marked between the arms "WILM"

marked between the arms "WILM"

A 1938 Munich Economic Policy Commission seminar participant’s badge

Defence Medal (LT

25mm x 37mm

Russia, Imperial. A 1763 Medal For The Establishment Of The Foundling Home In St. Petersburg consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac marked between the arms "WILM"Constructed 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