51.78g. 51mm. UNC/UNC.
French Benevolent Association in St. Petersburg.
Suspended from a ring; with old ribbons attached.
Rare.
Obv.: Two crowned shields, the left the coat of arms of Paris, the right the coat of arms of St. Petersburg, above the date 1889.
Inscription around:
EXPOSITION CULINAIRE A L’OPERA / GRANDE FÊTE FRANCO-RUSSE
(Culinary Exhibition at the Opera / Grand Franco-Russian Festival).
Rev.: Oak and laurel wreath enclosing inscription in five lines.
Inscription within wreath:
FONDÉE / À / S. PÉTERSBOURG / EN / 1817
(Founded / in / St. Petersburg / in / 1817).
Inscription around:
ASSOCIATION FRANÇAISE / DE BIENFAISANCE
(French Benevolent Association).
This medal was issued for a Franco-Russian festive event connected with a culinary exhibition at the Opera in 1889 and linked to the French Benevolent Association of St. Petersburg, founded in 1817. The paired shields and bilingual political character of the event reflect the ceremonial and social ties between France and Russia in late Imperial St. Petersburg.
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