RUSSIA Medal 1814 - Alexander I - Catherine Visits London PCGS SP63 BN D-383.1-R

RUSSIA 

Alexander I, 1801-1825,

Alexander I , Medal. Bronze. 35 mm. By T. Wyon.

 On the Visit of Grand Duchess Catherine Pavlovna to England 1814.

Struck to commemorate the visit of Grand Duchess Catherine Pavlovna to London in 1814 for the inauguration of the Catherine II hospital.

GRADED PCGS SP63 BN  /SPECIMEN

RARE

 Diakov 383.1 (R1), Iversen Rare Medals 74, Reichel 3291

Obverse: Laureate bust of Alexander I right. Reverse: Britannis seated, with trident, shield, and laurel branches. Date below in Roman numerals.

Engraver: Thomas Wyon.

Edge:PlainGrand Duchess Catherine Pavlovna of Russia (Russian: Екатерина Павловна; 10 May 1788 – 9 January 1819) was the fourth daughter of Tsar Paul I of Russia and Princess Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg. She became the Queen of Württemberg upon her marriage to her first cousin Crown Prince William who eventually became King William I of Württemberg in 1816.