Lot 3042
Award Medal for the Sloops "Orient" and "Pacific", 1819. Award Medal for the Sloops "Orient" and "Pacific", 1819. Bronze. 42 mm. Unsigned. Diakov 417.1 (R1), Sm 406, Werlich 70. Alexander I portrait r. / Four-line legend, date below. Under the command of Captain F.F. Belinsgauzen, the sloops "Orient" and "Pacific" reached Antarctica within two years, then circumnavigated the world at 60-70 degrees in the southern latitude. Minor edge bruise. Condition: Very fine.
Estimated Value $400-UP.
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