Russia Empire Medal – For Virtue and Success in the Sciences, Women’s Gymnasium B19

Russia Empire Medal – For Virtue and Success in the Sciences, Women’s Gymnasium B19

Type: Replica Medal
Material: Brass
Diameter: ~50.2 mm / 1.98 in
Weight: ~41.5 g

Replica of the Russian Empire medal “For Virtue and Success in the Sciences”, awarded to students of women’s gymnasiums under the Ministry of Public Education.

Original Medal Information:

• Issued by the St. Petersburg Mint in the early 1870s.

• Medalists: P.A. Meshcheryakov (obverse) and V.V. Nikonov (reverse).

• Known as the medal of the Mariinsky School.

• Original medals were struck in silver (~58 g, 50.9 mm).

• Referenced in Iversen (Medals of Alexander II), Smirnov #718/a, Dyakov #670.4-6 (R1).

⚠️ Replica item – not an original antique.