1966.131.49.a
Anna Ivanowna (1693–1740), Empress of Russia 1730
Artist
Johann Karl Hedlinger
(Switzerland, 1691 - 1771)
Title
Anna Ivanowna (1693–1740), Empress of Russia 1730
Creation Date
1739
Century
18th century
Dimensions
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.)
Classification
Medals/Plaquettes
Creation Place
Europe, Switzerland
Medium and Support
bronze
Credit Line
Gift of Amanda Marchesa Molinari
Copyright
Public Domain
Accession Number
1966.131.49.a
Johann Karl Hedlinger’s medal of Tsarina Anna Ivanovna (1693–1740), niece of Peter the Great, commemorates the signing of a peace treaty with the Ottoman Empire in 1739. Anna, daughter of Ivan IV and niece of Peter the Great, briefly ruled the Russian Empire from 1730 until 1740. Despite her brief tenure, Anna led the Russian Empire to victory in two wars, the War of Polish Succession (1733–1735) and the Russo-Turkish War (1736–1739).
Object Description
338 ANNA IVANOWNA (1693-1740), Empress of Russia, 1730 1739
Obv. Bust to right. Around, [Cyrillic inscription] (ANNA B . M . IMPERATRITSA I SAMODERCHITSA VSEROSS)
Rev. Eagle with laurel wreath in beak stands on trophies including Ottoman banners. Around, [Cyrillic inscription] . (SLAVA . IMPERII); on hstel, H; in exergue, [Cyrillic Inscription] (MIR . STURK . VOZSTA . | 7 . SENT . 1739)
Bronze, struck, 60 mm.
Commemorates peace after the second Crimean War.
Bibl.: Forrer 2, p. 462 (dated 1736-38).