Round plate-panel with wide rim and smooth edge, made in the Russian style.
In the centre of the plate, in medallion, there is a relief image of Prince Dmitry Donskoy (in armour and a helmet), surrounded by a carved inscription in the stylised Old Russian script: ‘VЄLIKI KNѦZI KNѦZI VSЄѦ RUSI DIMITRIY IѠAHHOOVICHЪ DONSKOY 8th SЄNT 1380’. The relief inscription: ‘BROTHERS DIE FOR HOMELAND, MY WORD MAY BE DONE’ is on the plate rising surface. The rim of the plate is decorated with the relief stylised foliage pattern of palmetto shoots and leaves in curls.

minimize...