Cartographic Institute - 50th Anniversary Medal, Jeton
date: label: date made
content: 1909
name: label: associated institution
content: A. Ilyin Cartographic Establishment
notes: label: Description
content: This medal was commissioned in 1909, in Russia, to honor the 50th Anniversary of the A. Ilyin Cartographic Establishment. Founded in 1859, in Saint Petersburg, this was Russia's leading civilian cartography (map making) agency. This medal was presented to Grand Duke Georgiy Mikhailovich to commemorate the event.
label: Description
content: Obverse inscription: 1859-1909 / КОЛ . В . К . ГЕОРГІЯ МИХАИЛОВИЧА (“1859-1909 / Grand Duke Georgiy Mikhailovich”).
label: Description
content: Reverse inscription: КАРТОГРАФИЧЕСКОЕ ЗАВЕДЕНІЕ . А , ИЛЬИНА (“A. Ilyin Cartographic Establishment”).
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Russia: Russia
label: associated place
content: Russia
topic: label: general subject association
content: Arts and Science
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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: 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.68.263.1092
label: catalog number
content: 68.263.1092
label: accession number
content: 281689
objectType: label: Object Name
content: medal
label: Object Name
content: jeton
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silver (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2.7 cm; 1 1/16 in