Russia, Imperial. A 1741 Medal For The Accession To The Throne Of Tsarina Elizabeth, By Georg Christian Waechter Auction to patrol the Iceland-Faeroes Passage

to patrol the Iceland-Faeroes Passage for blockade runners

In electro-plated nickel-silver

and include moderate oxidation to the blade and scabbard

this rare insignia is in an overall near mint condition

Russia, Imperial. A 1741 Medal For The Accession To The Throne Of Tsarina Elizabeth, By Georg Christian Waechter Auction to patrol the Iceland-Faeroes PassageConstructed of silvered zink, the obverse bearing a raised and rightward facing bust of Tsarina Elizabeth, circumscribed by name and title in Latin, the reverse bearing a raised depiction of the Tsarina clutching a cross and leading a group of uniformed and armed soldiers of the Preobrazhensky Life Guards Regiment to the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, circumscribed by Latin dedications and a date of 25 November 1741 in Roman numerals, the obverse