Russia, Imperial. A Tsar Nicholas I Prize Medal For Hard Work And Art Archive (1913-1921 issue)

(1913-1921 issue)

missing its ring suspension)

Peñafort in silver gilt

A downward-pointing hook emanates from the side of the shaft for attachment to a frog

overlaid by a machine-embroidered black mobile swastika

Russia, Imperial. A Tsar Nicholas I Prize Medal For Hard Work And Art Archive (1913-1921 issue)Constructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a raised and rightward facing profile of Tsar Nicholas I, circumscribed by name and title in Russian Cyrillic, the reverse bearing a raised Cyrillic dedication for Hard Work and Art, set within a circular oak leaf wreath, unmarked, measuring 50 mm in diameter, in extremely fine condition.