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Piece
Great seal of Alexander I of Russia
Catalogue reference: HCA 65/53
What’s it about?
This record is about the Great seal of Alexander I of Russia dating from [1801x1825] in the series High Court of Admiralty: Miscellaneous Objects, Artefacts and Documents extracted.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HCA 65/53
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1801x1825]
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Description (What the record is about)
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Great seal of Alexander I of Russia
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Embossed and engraved brass skippet with silver thread cords and large silver tassels
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- HCA 32/piece unknown
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3682040/
Series information
HCA 65
High Court of Admiralty: Miscellaneous Objects, Artefacts and Documents extracted...
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Great seal of Alexander I of Russia
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