| Russian Rulers Series Medal # 05 |
RUSSISCHE GEDENKMEDAILLE
Historische Porträt-Serie Großfürsten
Swjatoslaw I. Igorewitsch (* unsicher, um 942; † Frühjahr 972) war der Sohn des Fürsten Igor von Kiew und der Fürstin Olga.
- Bronze Galvanoplastik der Medaille; mit glattem Rand
- Rückseite beschriftet : "Führte blutigen Krieg an der Donau in 964. Lebte 40 Jahre."
- Robert Nanneman signiert
- Durchmesser : ca. 37 mm
- Gewicht : ca. 16 gr
RUSSIAN COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL
Historical Portrait Series Grand Princes
Swjatoslaw I. Igorewitsch, also spelled Sviatoslav, Russian in full Svyatoslav Igorevich (died 972), grand prince of Kiev from 945 and the greatest of the Varangian princes of early Russo-Ukrainian history.
He was the son of Grand Prince Igor, who was himself probably the grandson of Rurik, prince of Novgorod. Svyatoslav was the last non-Christian ruler of the Kievan state. After coming of age he began a series of bold military expeditions, leaving his mother, Olga, to manage the internal affairs of the Kievan state until her death in 969.
- Bronze electrotyping of the medal; with smooth boundary
- Back marked: "Waged bloody war on the Danube in 964. Lived 40 years"
- Medallist Robert Nanneman signed
- Dimensions : Diameter appr. 37 mm / 1,46 Inch (Zoll)
- Weight : appr. 0,56 Ounces (oz) / 16 gr
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