French Bronze Nicholas & Alexandra Commemorative Medal 1896

Commemorating the Russian imperial couple’s 1896 state visit to France, depicting the Tsar and Tsarina facing right, he in military uniform, she wearing a kokoshnik (Russian headdress), inscribed NICOLAS II and ALEXANDRA, the reverse inscribed VISITE EN FRANCE DE LEURS MAJESTES L’EMPEREUR ET L’IMPERATRICE DE RUSSIE CHERBOURG PARIS CHALONS 5-9 OCTOBRE 1896, below the conjoined emblems of the Russian Imperial court and the French Republic.

1896

2 3/4 in. (7 cm) diam. In original morocco leather presentation box, the top embossed on the corners with gilded emblems of each country.

SKU: 210M

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