the larger etched with the cipher of Empress Catherine II within the Imperial eagle, the reverse with date 1775, the sides with flowers; the smaller etched with the cipher of Empress Elizaveta Petrovna, the reverse with date 1745, the sides with flowers

Very good condition, the larger with some small chips at the base, both with stoppers lacking, the larger with a legible incised inscription near the base
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