Russia, Imperial. A Medal for Marriage of Crown Prince Paul Petrovich to Princess Natalia 1773, by Johann Jaeger and Johann Gass Archive 8 mm (h - inclusive

8 mm (h - inclusive of crown suspension)

Footnote: Alexander McKinney was born on September 27

with a vertcial pinback

SANDUK" on the reverse

and with nice old patina

Russia, Imperial. A Medal for Marriage of Crown Prince Paul Petrovich to Princess Natalia 1773, by Johann Jaeger and Johann Gass Archive 8 mm (h - inclusiveConstructed of a silvered zink alloy, the obverse bearing raised and mirrored profiles of Grand Duke Paul Petrovich (later Tsar Paul I) and Princess Wilhelmina of Hesse Darmstadt (later Tsarevna Natalia Alexeievna), circumscribed by names and titles, the reverse bearing a central depiction of the god Hymen, topped by an inscription of (GOD PROVIDES), and situated above an inscription of I 29 1773 (THE MARRIAGE WAS CELEBRATED ON SEPTEMBER 29 1773),