RUSSIAN COINS AND HISTORICAL MEDALS, MEDALS OF NICHOLAS I, 1825-1855, Prize Medal. Silver. Unsigned. 42.5 mm. 25.36 gm Male Gymnasias, nd (1835). Diakov 523.3, Sm 479/a. Crowned Imperial eagle / Minerva standing ¾ left, holding oil lamp and wreath, owl, globe, scrolls at her feet. Friction hairlines in lustrous fields. Toning spot reverse field. Deep charcoal gray. Brilliant uncirculated
Estimate: $ 350