Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Russia, Empire, Medal for Bravery in Finnish Waters 1789, 39mm, silver, circular, obverse with bust of Empress Catherine the Great facing right surrounded by the Russian inscription ‘By the Grace of God Catherine II Empress and Autocrat of all Russias’, with engraver’s name ‘T. Ivanov’ below bust; reverse decorated with the Russian inscription ‘For Bravery on Finnish Waters 13 August 1789’, with small ring and loop suspension, edge nicks and test marks, worn in parts, therefore fine £600-£800