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Russia, Nicholas I, Peace of Hadrianopolis, 1829, copper medal by R. Pingret and A. Durand, bust right, reverse Turk with stallion greets Russian, 41mm. About extremely fineThis treaty with the Turks was signed on 14 September 1829. Interestingly, the name of the principal engraver, Pingret, has been mis-spelt on the reverse