Russia, Imperial. An 1873 Table Medal For The Centenary Of The Gorny Institute GTRexclude Butson Ridge in Antarctica (at

Butson Ridge in Antarctica (at Latitude 68°05’ S

depicting Griesbacher in uniform with three comrades

with ink signature of General der Flieger

while enroute to that station from Fort Richardson

accompanied by its hardshelled dark-red case of issue

Russia, Imperial. An 1873 Table Medal For The Centenary Of The Gorny Institute GTRexclude Butson Ridge in Antarctica (atConstructed of bronze, the obverse bearing raised and mirrored profiles of Empress Catherine II (the Great) and Tsar Alexander II, set within ornate oval borders, topped by a female figure representing the personification of wisdom, above the coat of arms of the Gorny Institute (Saint Petersburg Mining University) and a date of 21 October, the reverse bearing a raised depiction of the university in high relief and exceptional detail, situated above a