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Medal - Alexander III Consecration of the Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Moscow
| Location | Russian Empire |
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| Year | 1883 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | A cross in relief divides the field into four quadrants, each bearing a portrait medallion in profile of Alexander I (upper left), Nicholas I (upper right), Alexander II (lower right), and Alexander III (lower left). At the center of the cross, the All-Seeing Eye within a radiant triangle, with the dates 1812 and 1883 inscribed around the cross arms. The Cyrillic legend around the border records the laying and consecration dates, with the inscription ЗА ВѢРУ И ЦАРЯ (For Faith and Tsar) in the left and right quadrants. |
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| Obverse lettering | ЗА ВѢРУ И ЦАРЯ · 1839 ГОДЪ · 1881 ГОДЪ · 1812 ГОДЪ · 1883 ГОДЪ |
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| Reverse script | Cyrillic |
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