Nicholas I. 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Nicholas I 1855 (1896)
Silver commemorative medal. Unsigned. Integrated loop. Private purchase. 28 mm. 10,8 gr. R1. Good VF. Barac 610; Diakov 612.1.
Obverse with a bust of Nicholas I with the legend НИКОЛАЙ I ИМПЕРАТОРЪ И САМОД. ВСЕРОСС.
(Nicholas I Emperor and Autocrat of All Russia).
Reverse with the dates 1825 and 1855 in the center surcumscribed with the inscription * ВЪ ПАМЯТЬ ЦАРЯ * ВѢРОЮ ЕМУ ПОСЛУЖИВШИМЪ (In memory of the Tsar for serving him faithfully).
Instituted on 30 April 1896 during the reign of Nicholas II.
Lit: Barac4, 1492; Diakov4, 106.