Included in the Collection of Russian Imperial Gold Medals consigned to Spink’s 27 September auction is one of the most spectacular gold medals of the entire series, the rectangular gold medal commemorating the opening of the Moscow Triumphal Arch in St. Petersburg.The Moscow Triumphal Arch was erected to commemorate the Russian military victories won during the wars with Persia, Turkey and Poland, 1826-1828. The massive cast iron gateway, situated on the Moscow Highway (today called Avenue Moscow) was designed by the Russian classical architect Vasily Petrovich Stasov (1769-1848).

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