Russia, Imperial. A Battle Of Poltava 200Th Anniversary Commemorative Medal Auction the pin maker marked "PV"

the pin maker marked "PV"

measuring 175 mm (w) x 108 mm (h)

flanked by "18" and "13" (the date 1813) with the inscription "DON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP" (the dying command of James Lawrence in 1813 aboard the USS Chesapeake and the words on Oliver Hazard Perry's battle flag) below

He took a twenty-four week course entitled Carpenter Group I

Russia, Imperial. A Battle Of Poltava 200Th Anniversary Commemorative Medal Auction the pin maker marked "PV"Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, obverse with central leftward facing profile of Tsar Peter I, reverse with Russian Cyrillic inscription commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Poltava, unmarked, measuring 26. 98 mm in diameter, in near very fine condition.