Russia, Imperial. An 1897 Medal For The Kiev Agricultural And Industrial Exhibition Auction Archive 52 mm x 266 mm

52 mm x  266 mm

inscribed "LONGI- / -TVDO / DIERVM / IN / DEXTERA / EIVS" to the left and "ET IN / SINISTRA /GLORIA" to the right

with the majority of the original silver finish worn off on the obverse

Oberst (Colonel) Wolfgang von Kluge (1892–1976)

including a Georgi Rakovski Military Academy badge

Russia, Imperial. An 1897 Medal For The Kiev Agricultural And Industrial Exhibition Auction Archive 52 mm x 266 mmConstructed of silvered zink, the obverse bearing raised plaques featuring detailed depictions of the pavilions at the 1897 Kiev Agricultural and Industrial Exhibition, circumscribed by a Russian Cyrillic inscription details the scenes and situated within a semi circular laurel and oak leaf wreath, the reverse bearing crowned and stylized shield featuring wheat and St. Michael (the patron saint of Kiev), topped by a Cyrillic inscription of KIEV 1897,