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Miniature Medallion Alexander I Emperor Of Russia By Galle, Empire Period

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"Miniature Medallion Alexander I Emperor Of Russia By Galle, Empire Period"

Miniature tondo format representing in profile and in medal the Emperor of Russia, Alexander I, in gold-gilded bronze. This medal could have been struck after 1814, during the capture of Paris by Alexander I. The frame is chiseled decorated with a Greek braid motif and a frieze of lanceolate leaves. The cardboard on the reverse is missing.