Russia, Imperial. A 1953 City of St. Petersburg 250th Anniversary Medal, French-Made Russian Émigré Example certificate_of_authenticity the obverse swastika has been

the obverse swastika has been removed and the reverse catch is missing

it was involved in Operation Rösselsprung

stamped in black ink "192969" in the dome

cyphers of Carol in each quadrant

Catto retired from practising architecture after 1950 and died in Bracebridge

Russia, Imperial. A 1953 City of St. Petersburg 250th Anniversary Medal, French-Made Russian Émigré Example certificate_of_authenticity the obverse swastika has beenConstructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a raised and rightward facing bust of Tsar Peter I (the Great), circumscribed by name and title, the reverse bearing a raised double headed Russian imperial eagle defaced by a St. Petersburg coat of arms, flanked by dates 1703 1953 in Roman numerals, situated above an inscription of S. PETERSBURG DIE XVI MAI S. V., the obverse engraver marked with the dedication of Pierre Simon Benjamin Duvivier for the