Token - Saint Petersburg 300th Anniversary Horse sculptures - Anichkov Bridge ND

Reverse

The Coat of Arms of St. Petersburg.

Script: Cyrillic

Lettering:
СПМД
300 ЛЕТ САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГУ

Translation:
SPMD
300 years of Saint Petersburg

Edge

Plain

Comment

The Anichkov Bridge (Russian: Аничков мост, Anichkov Most) is the oldest and most famous bridge across the Fontanka River in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The current bridge, built in 1841-42 and reconstructed in 1906-08, combines a simple form with some spectacular decorations. As well as its four famous horse sculptures (1849–50), the bridge has some of the most celebrated ornate iron railings in Saint Petersburg. The structure is mentioned in the works of Pushkin, Gogol, and Dostoevsky.