RUSSIA - Lot 71

RUSSIA ALEXANDER II Medal commemorating the 80th anniversary of his birth A/ ALEXANDER II, EMPEROR AND AUTOCRAT OF ALL RUSSIA BORN APRIL 17, 1818 DIED MARCH 1, 1881 GRIL S.I.H. Bareheaded portrait of the emperor facing left R/ LAID BY EMPEROR ALEXANDER III IN 1893 UNVEILED BY EMPEROR NICHOLAS II IN 1898 IN THE MOSCOW KREMLIN GRILICH P Alexander II Memorial Smooth edge 1898 Engraver: Griliches Gold 300 gr 78 mm Medal strike A few minor dents on the edge and scratches on the fields DIAKOV Medals of the Russian Empire Vol. 7, 1261.1 Another example appeared in the Gorny & Mosch auction on March 7, 2006 In a custom-sized case, with an old collector’s note; purchased on September 13, 1946, for 277,500 francs (price subject to debate)

Utropspris:SEK 334,811.21

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