RUSSIA, Tsars of Russia. Nikolai II Aleksandrovich, 1894-1917. Medal 1912 (Silver, 34 mm, 20.03 g, 12 h), on the 100th anniversary of the victory over Napoléon. St. Petersburg. Elikum Babayantz, mintmaster. АΛЕКСАНДРЪ I БОЖİЕЮ МИΛОСТİЮ ИМПЕРАТОРЪ И САМОДЕРЖЕЦЪ ВСЕРОССİЙСКİЙ / РУБΛЬ Crowned imperial double eagle seen from front, wings spread, holding sceptre and orb; coat of arms of Moskva framed by Order of St. Andrei Первозванного (the First Called) on breast; all set on ornate globe surmounted by filleted imperial crown; arms of Grand Duchy of Kiev, Grand Duchy of Novgorod, and Astrakhan to left, arms of Grand Duchy of Vladimir, Kazan, and Novosibirsk to right; all joined by floral chain. Rev. 1812 / СΛАВНЫЙ ГОДЪ / СЕЙ МИНУΛЪ, / НО НЕ ПРОЙДУТЪ / СОДѢЯННЫЕ ВЪ / НЕМЪ ПОДВИГИ / 1912 in seven lines. Bitkin 334. Severin 4164. Uzdenikov 4200. Beautifully toned. A few tiny marks, otherwise, good extremely fine.


This beautiful medal commemorates the 100th anniversary of the victory of the Tsarist forces over Napoléon in the French invasion of Russia in 1812.