| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 3484 Price realized: 1,900 CHF (Approx. 2,157 USD / 1,993 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: 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. From an American collection, ex Frankfurter Münzhandlung GmbH 137, 13-15 November 1991, 795. This beautiful medal commemorates the 100th anniversary of the victory of the Tsarist forces over Napoléon in the French invasion of Russia in 1812. Starting price: 250 CHF |  |
