Russian, Imperial. A Medal for the Conquest of Livonia 1710 in Bronze, by Timofey Ivanov visually-hidden small cracks in the leather

small cracks in the leather throughout

Prince of Hesse and by Rhine

to the upper left is the inscription “WILHELM DER GROSSE DEUTSCHER KAISER” (WILHELM THE GREAT GERMAN EMPEROR) and to the right is the inscription “KOENIG VON PREUSSEN” (KING OF PRUSSIA)

IV - The Early Years of the Regiment

Russian, Imperial. A Medal for the Conquest of Livonia 1710 in Bronze, by Timofey Ivanov visually-hidden small cracks in the leatherConstructed 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 depiction of Hercules holding a globe bearing inscriptions of NARVA REVEL DERPT LI VONIA PERNAV ARENSBVRG RIGA, circumscribed by an inscription of SUNT MIHI OV VALEANT IN TALIA PONDERA VIRES OV. MET. (I HAVE ENOUGH STRENGTH FOR SUCH A BURDEN OVID METAMORPHOSES), the obverse engraver