Fund Of Saint Vasilij The Great Gold Medal.

[Al-muell]

Originally Posted by charlet

You'll say it's because I'm French, but it is really a napoleonic design...

Well, he was inspired by the ancient Romans, and this is where I would look for the inspiration here. After all, the Russian tsars saw themselves as the continuators of the (East) Roman Empire.

[charlet]

Originally Posted by Al-muell

Well, he was inspired by the ancient Romans, and this is where I would look for the inspiration here. After all, the Russian tsars saw themselves as the continuators of the (East) Roman Empire.

The list is long of those sovereigns who dreamt of copying the Caesars... Charles the Great, the german emperors, Byzance of course...