Baldwin & Sons
Auction 94 6 May 2015
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WORLD COINS, RUSSIA, Nicholas II, Unveiling of the Monument to Alexander III in Moscow, Copper Medallic Commemorative Rouble, 1912, by A Griliches (Bit M333 (R1); Sev 4166 (RRR); Zander p.133; Diakov 1528.2). About extremely fine, numerous surface nicks and digs, a few scratches on the reverse, very rare.
The stately and monumental statue of Alexander III, the work of sculptor Alexander Opekushin, was dedicated near Moscow's Cathedral of the Redeemer. It did not survive the Soviet era. The Commemorative Rouble for the occasion was the last work of the great Avraam Griliches.
Estimate: £600-800
The stately and monumental statue of Alexander III, the work of sculptor Alexander Opekushin, was dedicated near Moscow's Cathedral of the Redeemer. It did not survive the Soviet era. The Commemorative Rouble for the occasion was the last work of the great Avraam Griliches.
Estimate: £600-800