Pushkin Medalette, Jeton, Russia
date: label: date made
content: ca 1899
notes: label: Description
content: This medalette honors Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin, a Russian author considered one of Russia’s greatest poets and the founder of modern Russian literature. Pushkin was born in Moscow in 1799 into Russian nobility during the reign of Paul I, who ruled Russia from 1796-1801.
label: Description
content: Obverse inscription: ПУШКИНЪ / 1799-1837 ("Pushkin").
label: Description
content: Reverse inscription: (None)
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: Grand Duke Georgii Mikhailovich Collection
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.68.263.1509
label: catalog number
content: 68.263.1509
label: accession number
content: 281689
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Medal
label: Other Terms
content: Medal; Personal
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal, silver (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: oval (medal shape)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 26.5 mm x 17 mm; 1 1/32 in x 21/32 in