Mikhail
Afanasievich Skudnov

He was born in 1861. Year of death unknown. He studied at the Kiev school of drawing. Then the pupil class medal of the Academy of arts. Received medals: in 1884 - 2 silver; in 1887 - the same; in 1888 - the same; in 1890, 1 silver. 26 Sep 1890 - the title of class artist of 3 degrees in medallic art. (Kondakov) In 1890 worked at the Saint-Petersburg Mint first Junior, then senior medallist. In the archival documents is referred to as a medalist in 1912.