UKRAINE - UKRAINE Catherine II (1762-1796). Medal, Constantin Vladimirski, Prince of Vladimir, historical series of Grand Dukes, Tsars and Emperors, No. 23, by Jean Georges Waechter ND (after 1770), St Petersburg. Av. ВЕЛ. КН. КОНСТАНТИНЪ - ВСЕВОЛОДОВИЧЪ. Three-quarter face bust, left. Rv. Under a wreath, in five lines: НАЧАЛЪ / КНЯЖИТЪ / 1216 Г. ВЛ. Г. / ЖИЛЪ 32 ГОДА. / (23). Forrer VI p.339; Silver - 25.73 g - 38.5 mm - 12 h NGC TO DETAILS EDGE FILING (8583606-017). Unsigned, by Johann Georg Wächter (1724-1796), resident in St. Petersburg from 1762 as an engraver. Minor handling marks. Superb. The principality of Vladimir arose in the 12th century after the break-up of the Rus' of Kiev and was initially ruled by descendants of the Grand Prince of Kiev, Yuri Dolgoruki. It became a vassal of the Mongol Empire, then of the Golden Horde (1239), and was divided into eleven principalities, including the principality of Moscow, which became the largest from 1325.