Russia, Imperial. An 1887 Wenzel Gruber Medal Auction with Appointment Certificate (Ernennungsurkunde)

with Appointment Certificate (Ernennungsurkunde)

Long Island Sound 1872

with support from the Navy

measuring 225 mm x 175 mm

each constructed of card stock and measuring 106 mm (w) x 148 mm (h)

Russia, Imperial. An 1887 Wenzel Gruber Medal Auction with Appointment Certificate (Ernennungsurkunde)Constructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a raised bust of Austrian born anatomist Wenzel Gruber in high relief and exceptional detail, circumscribed by his Russified name in Cyrillic script, flanked by dates 1847 1887, the reverse bearing an elaborate wreathed monogram topped by a Cyrillic dedication to Wenzels teaching and training of 8,000 medical professionals during his career at the University of St. Petersburg, unmarked, measuring 70 mm in