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RUSSIA. Alexander III Monument Bronze Medal, Dated 1894. NGC MS-65 Brown.
Dia-1096.1. Weight: 152 gms, diameter: 69 mm. Obverse: Bust of Alexander II right, inscription "ALEXANDER II IMPERATOR ET MAGNUS PRINCEPS" around, signed "GRILICHES" on the truncation; Reverse: Monument to Alexander II in Helsingfors, Finland, with legend "MAJORA IPSE SUI SOLUS POSUIT MONUMENTA around, and AUSPICIIS ALEXANDRI III / FENNIA GRATA / MDCCCXCIV" in exergue, signature at 5 o'clock: "GRILICHES JUNIOR." A sizeable, sharply detailed gem quality medal with high profile and warm red brick patina.
Estimate: $300.00- $400.00
Dia-1096.1. Weight: 152 gms, diameter: 69 mm. Obverse: Bust of Alexander II right, inscription "ALEXANDER II IMPERATOR ET MAGNUS PRINCEPS" around, signed "GRILICHES" on the truncation; Reverse: Monument to Alexander II in Helsingfors, Finland, with legend "MAJORA IPSE SUI SOLUS POSUIT MONUMENTA around, and AUSPICIIS ALEXANDRI III / FENNIA GRATA / MDCCCXCIV" in exergue, signature at 5 o'clock: "GRILICHES JUNIOR." A sizeable, sharply detailed gem quality medal with high profile and warm red brick patina.
Estimate: $300.00- $400.00