Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Russia, Empire, Medal for the Naval Battles in Ochakov Waters 1788, 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 initials ‘T. I[vanov]’ below bust; reverse decorated with the Russian inscription ‘For Bravery in Ochakov Waters June 1788’, pierced, worn, therefore fair to fine £300-£400