Russia, Imperial. An 1805 Medal For The Cornerstone Of The St. Petersburg Stock Exchange, By Carl Leberecht Auction the bottom part has stitched

the bottom part has stitched on field green wool backing

the inside of the goggles with additional padding in black cotton around the eyes

Spange in silver and pleasingly toned

Peter’s Basilica is the "Holy Door"

Russia, Imperial. An 1805 Medal For The Cornerstone Of The St. Petersburg Stock Exchange, By Carl Leberecht Auction the bottom part has stitchedConstructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a raised and rightward facing profile of Tsar Alexander I, circumscribed by name and title in Russian Cyrillic, the reverse bearing a central raised depiction of the St. Petersburg Stock Exchange, flanked by rostral columns and with boats visible in harbour, circumscribed by Cyrillic inscriptions indicating that the medal was issued to commemorate the laying of the cornerstone in 1805 (with construction