Russia, Imperial. A Medal for the Delivery of Granite for the Monument to Peter the Great 1770, by Johann Jaeger Buy Now The tunic measures 500 mm

The tunic measures 500 mm across the shoulders and 590 mm in length overall

centre reverse features a single vertical pin

the gilt on the medal mostly worn off due to age

A private photograph depicting a Sea Battalion Enlisted soldier wielding a rifle

Russia, Imperial. A Medal for the Delivery of Granite for the Monument to Peter the Great 1770, by Johann Jaeger Buy Now The tunic measures 500 mmConstructed of a silvered zink alloy, the obverse bearing a raised and leftward facing bust of Empress Catherine II (the Great), circumscribed by name, the reverse bearing a raised depiction of a large block of granite arriving in St. Petersburg for use in the construction of a monument to Tsar Peter I (the Great), topped by an inscription of (AS BOLDNESS), and situated above a date of 20 JANUARY 1770, double marked with the dedication of Johann