Medal - Remembrance liberation of the peasants from serfdom

€358,173.00
LocationRussian Empire
Year1861
TypeCommemorative medals/Event medal
CompositionTin-lead
Weight14.4 g
Diameter35.1 mm
Thickness2.4 mm
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgePlain
Period
Notice
Reference(s) Diakov#702.4
Obverse descriptionBust of Emperor Alexander II right. Lettering around.
Obverse letteringБ· М· АЛЕКСАНДРЪ II ИМПЕРАТОРЪ И САМОДЕРЖ· ВСЕРОС.
(Translation: By God’s grace Alexander II Emperor and Autocrat of the whole Russia)
Obverse scriptCyrillic
Reverse descriptionA peasant being baptized under the patron saints who bless him. Under the peasant on a semicircular ribbon there is an inscription, on either side of him is the date
Reverse letteringВЪ ПАМЯТЬ ОСВОБОЖДЕНIЯ КРЕСТЬЯНЪ 1861 19 февраля Дни Рожденiя Тезоименит. Возшест. На Престолъ Государя Императора Александра II Препод. Зосима Кн. Алекс. Невс Апостолъ Архипъ
(Translation: In memory of the peasant liberation 1861 February 19  Birthdays of the Ascension of the same name to the Throne of Sovereign Emperor Alexander II  Reverend Zosima Prince Alexander Nevsky Apostle Archippus)
Reverse scriptCyrillic
Engraver
Mintage1861  - -
Catalog ID4073055500
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