Commemorative Table Medal 125 years Geographical Society 1845-1970

Commemorative Table Medal 125 years Geographical Society of the USSR 1845-1970

Obverse: Weathervane in the form of a ship (emblem of Leningrad) and inscription: " 125 years Geographical Society of the USSR 1845-1970".

Reverse: Contour of the USSR and inscription: " Geographical Society of the USSR CXXV".

Material : Aluminum 

Diameter : 60 mm ( 2.3 in)

 Weight : 35 gr

On August 6 (18), 1845, the Imperial order of Emperor Nicholas I approved the presentation of the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Russian Empire, Count L. A. Perovsky, on the establishment of the Russian Geographical Society in St. Petersburg (later, from December 28, 1849, the Imperial Russian Geographical Society). The idea of creating the Society belonged to the tutor of the future first chairman of the RGO Grand Prince Konstantin Nikolayevich Admiral, the future president of the Academy of Sciences F. P. Litke. The task of the Russian Geographical Society from the first days of its activity was “to gather and send the best young forces of Russia to a comprehensive study of their native land”.

From the very beginning of its existence, the Russian Geographical Society launched an extensive expeditionary and educational activities. It made the largest contribution to the study of European Russia, the Urals, Siberia, the Far East, Central and Central Asia, the Caucasus, Iran, India, New Guinea, the polar countries and other territories.

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