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3044
3044
Medal for Zeal
. Silver. 29.5 mm. By A. Griliches. Bit 1019A (R1), Dioakov 896.6
(R2), Sm 832/b. Alexander III head right, signed A.Г. on truncation / Legend:
“ЗA УCEPДIE” around, braided inner circle, quadruple outer band. On original
mount, some soiling to ribbon.
Condition
:
Toned over some contact marks. Extremely fine
$ 1,000
3045
Award Medal for Zeal
. Silver. 29 mm. By L. Steinman. Bit 1015 (R2), Diakov
896.5 (R2). Alexander III head right, signed by Steinman below / Legend: “ЗA
УCEPДIE” around, braided inner circle, quadruple outer band.
Rare
. On ribbon.
Condition
:
Very minor contact marks from wear, Good very fine
$ 1,000
to 2x
3046
3046
3046
Rusyn
Award Medal for the Breeding of Horses, nd (1890)
. Silver. 41 mm.
Laureate bust of Austrian emperor Franz Josef right. Latin legend around /
Five-line Cyrillic legend in the Rusyn language within wreath.
Rare
and interesting.
Condition:
Very fine
$ 250
These medals were issued in 10 different languages current in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. This one was for the
Rusyn-speaking population, then some 400,000, in Western Ukraine, in the Trans-Carpathian region (known as
Carpathian Ruthenia), and is the only known medal type inscribed in Rusyn, a proto-Slavic language.