Russia - USSR - 1991 - Serie 250 Anos América Russa
250th Anniversary of the Discovery of Russian America
1991 by the Moscow Mint to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the discovery by Russian seamen of the North-West coast of America.
Features:
Material- Copper-nickel,
Diameter – 39 mm,
Proof.
The dimensions of the company's capsule: 215 x 70 x 15 mm.
The set consists of the following four medals:
1. Packet boat St. Peter.
2. Packet boat St. Paul.
3. Boat St. Gabriel.
4. Meeting G. Izmailov and J. Cook in 1778 year
Plastic capsule, black, with inner filling in black and contoured areas for medals.
The medals are dedicated to the discovery of the shores of North-West America by Russian navigators, their subjects reflecting the moments of navigation from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky to the “Big Earth” - America by the ships of the Second Kamchatka Russian government expedition commanded by Vitus Bering and Alexei Ivanovich Chirikov. Members of this expedition reached Russian America in July 1741.
