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RUSSIA. Alexander III/First Pan-Russian Hygiene Exhibition Gold Award Medal, 1893. St. Petersburg Mint. NGC MS-62.
Dia-1083.2 (R5); Smirnov-1028/b. Diameter: 45mm; Weight: 57.74 gms. By A. Griliches, Jr. & V. Nikonov. Issued by the Russian Society for Protection of Public Health [unawarded]. Obverse: Bare head right; Reverse: Crowned shield and area left blank for engraving within wreath. An INCREDIBLY RARE and hefty award medal, this impressive piece offers an imposing portrait of the czar in the penultimate year of his reign. A hint of burnished orange-gold toning takes hold at the peripheries, with some scattered hairlines observed in the fields.
Estimate: $10000 - $15000
Dia-1083.2 (R5); Smirnov-1028/b. Diameter: 45mm; Weight: 57.74 gms. By A. Griliches, Jr. & V. Nikonov. Issued by the Russian Society for Protection of Public Health [unawarded]. Obverse: Bare head right; Reverse: Crowned shield and area left blank for engraving within wreath. An INCREDIBLY RARE and hefty award medal, this impressive piece offers an imposing portrait of the czar in the penultimate year of his reign. A hint of burnished orange-gold toning takes hold at the peripheries, with some scattered hairlines observed in the fields.
Estimate: $10000 - $15000