Russia, Imperial. A Prize Medal For Diligence And Art From The Ministry Of Trade And Industry GTRexclude dark patina on the BWM

dark patina on the BWM and MC

topped by an integral loop connecting to a crossed sword clasp

Crimean War Period

he proceeded to England on April 11

Russia, Imperial. A Prize Medal For Diligence And Art From The Ministry Of Trade And Industry GTRexclude dark patina on the BWMConstructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a raised and leftward facing profile of Tsar Nicholas II, circumscribed by name and title in Russian Cyrillic, the reverse bearing a Cyrillinc inscription of (FOR DILIGENCE AND ART FROM THE MINISTRY OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY), set within a circular oak leaf wreath, unmarked, measuring 51 mm in diameter, with surface oxidation evident to the edge of the obverse, in better than very fine condition.