Petrograd-Warsaw Railway Medal, Jeton
Petrograd-Warsaw Railway Medal, Jeton
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- Description
- This jeton or medalette commemorates the completion of the railroad connecting Saint Petersburg, Russia and Warsaw, Poland in 1862. During the 19th century, much of Poland was under Russian control and was ruled by the Romanovs.
- Obverse inscription: H I - A II / 1852 - 1862 С.НЕТЕРЕУРГО - КАРШАВСКАЯ ЖЕЛЂЗНАЯ ДОРОТА (H I represents Nicholas I, A II is Alexander II).
- Reverse inscription: СОТРУДНИКАМЪ ПО УСТРОЙСТВУ ДОРОГИ / Bacui : Ceperebur / ШАШИНУ / 102 (H I represents Nicholas I, A II is Alexander II, the Tsars of Poland in 1852 and 1862 respectively).
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- railway pass
- medal
- Other Terms
- medal; Personal
- date made
- 1862
- associated person
- Nicholas I Emperor of Russia
- Alexander II
- place made
- Poland
- associated place
- Russia: Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg
- Poland: Mazowieckie, Warsaw
- Physical Description
- silver (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 30.5 mm x 26 mm x 2.6 cm; 1 3/16 in x 1 1/32 in x 1 1/32 in
- ID Number
- NU.66.28821
- catalog number
- 66.28821
- accession number
- 270424
- Credit Line
- Willis H. du Pont
- Completion of the Petrograd - Warsaw Railway
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
- Russian Coins and Jetons
- Transportation
- Coins, Currency and Medals
- Grand Duke Georgii Mikhailovich Collection
- Russian Jetons
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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