Russia Gilt Bronze Medal 1896 Royal Visit in Darmstadt
MS65 Deep Mirror Prooflike NGC, 39mm. 21.79gm. Hesse-Darmstadt. Ernst Ludwig. ERNST LUDWIG GROSSHERZOG • VICTORIA GROSSHERZOGIN V. HESSEN. Conjoined busts of Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig and Grand Duchess Victoria Melita of Hesse-Darmstadt / ERINNERUNG A. D. BERSUCH D RUSSISCHEN KAISERPAARES AM HOF. Busts of Czar Nicolas II and Empress Alex Feodorovna. On the visit of the Tzar to Darmstadt in October 1896. An NGC MS63 example in bronze (not gilt) realized €750 hammer (approximately $1150 with the Buyer's Premium at the time) at public auction in June 2013.