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Alexander III. For rescue of the dying.
Silver award medal. Signed by A. Griliches. Integrated loop. 29 mm. 17,2 gr. N2. Good VF. Barac 389; Diakov 901.6.
Obverse with a right-facing bust of Alexander III with the inscription Б . М . АЛЕКСАНДРЪ III ИМП. И САМОД. ВСЕРОСС. (By the grace of God Alexander Alexander III Emperor and Autocrat of All Russia). Below the bust the signature A. Г. (A. Griliches). Below the bust, the signature A. Г. of the engraver Avenir Griliches (1849-1905) who worked at the Mint in St. Petersburg.
Reverse with the three-line inscription within smooth and cable-shaped concentric circles:
ЗА
СПАСЕНЇЕ
ПОГИБАВШИХЪ
(for rescuing of the dying).
According to Diakov, this medal was Instituted in 1809 but Werlich mentions the date 20 February 1834 for the identical 'life saving'-medal. This medal was awarded to individuals who risked their own lives to save others from fires, natural disasters, drowning, etc.
Lit: Barac4, 1475; Diakov6, 32-34; Werlich, 44.
Silver award medal. Signed by A. Griliches. Integrated loop. 29 mm. 17,2 gr. N2. Good VF. Barac 389; Diakov 901.6.
Obverse with a right-facing bust of Alexander III with the inscription Б . М . АЛЕКСАНДРЪ III ИМП. И САМОД. ВСЕРОСС. (By the grace of God Alexander Alexander III Emperor and Autocrat of All Russia). Below the bust the signature A. Г. (A. Griliches). Below the bust, the signature A. Г. of the engraver Avenir Griliches (1849-1905) who worked at the Mint in St. Petersburg.
Reverse with the three-line inscription within smooth and cable-shaped concentric circles:
ЗА
СПАСЕНЇЕ
ПОГИБАВШИХЪ
(for rescuing of the dying).
According to Diakov, this medal was Instituted in 1809 but Werlich mentions the date 20 February 1834 for the identical 'life saving'-medal. This medal was awarded to individuals who risked their own lives to save others from fires, natural disasters, drowning, etc.
Lit: Barac4, 1475; Diakov6, 32-34; Werlich, 44.