Russia, Centenary of the Birth of Alexander Pushkin, 1899, a bronze medal by P. Skudnov, bust left, rev. lyre resting on tripod containing altar, 67mm (Smirnov 1159; BDM –; cf. Baldwin Auction 10, 679); together with other miscellaneous Russian base metal medals (3) [4]. Generally very fine (£40-50)

Alexander Pushkin (1799-1837), Russia’s greatest poet