Petrograd-Warsaw Railway Medal, Jeton
date: label: date made
content: 1862
name: label: associated person
content: Nicholas I Emperor of Russia
label: associated person
content: Alexander II
notes: label: Description
content: 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.
label: Description
content: Obverse inscription: H I - A II / 1852 - 1862 С.НЕТЕРЕУРГО - КАРШАВСКАЯ ЖЕЛЂЗНАЯ ДОРОТА (H I represents Nicholas I, A II is Alexander II).
label: Description
content: 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).
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Poland
label: associated place
content: Russia: Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg
label: associated place
content: Poland: Mazowieckie, Warsaw
topic: label: related event
content: Completion of the Petrograd - Warsaw Railway
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content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
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content: Russian Coins and Jetons
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content: Transportation
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content: Coins, Currency and Medals
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content: Grand Duke Georgii Mikhailovich Collection
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content: Russian Jetons
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Willis H. du Pont
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NU.66.28821
label: catalog number
content: 66.28821
label: accession number
content: 270424
objectType: label: Object Name
content: railway pass
label: Object Name
content: medal
label: Other Terms
content: medal; Personal
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silver (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: 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