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Medals of Nicholas II
2279
2279 Medal. Bronze. 68.7 mm. By V. Nikonov and M. Skudnov.
Construction of St.
Volodymyr Cathedral in Kiev, 1895
. Diakov 1170.1 (R1), Sm 1115. Facing bust
of Prince Vladimir ¾ left, holding cross, signed below, Cathedral in background /
View of the mother cathedral of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, old style dates
1862-1895 below. Light reverse contact marks.
Extremely fine
$ 400
2280 (lot of 2)
2280 Pair of Medals. Silvered-Bronze and Bronze. 49.3 mm. Signed L.B.
Franco-
Russian Alliance, Cronstadt 1891-Toulon 1893
. Diakov--. Russia seated upon
throne clasps hands with France who stands before her, dates below / Radiant
star, trumpet, branches with FRANCE and RUSSIA banners, plaque below. On
the former the plaque is blank on the latter the plaque contains the legend
EXPOSITION DE TOULON 1897.
Uncirculated (lot of 2)
$ 500
2281
2281 Medal. Silver. 28 mm. Unsigned.
For the Building of the Imperial Russian
Navy Cruiser
Svet a a
, 1896
. Diakov--. Fouled anchor with the Arms of Russia
and France (with dragon) / view of the
Svetlana
, eight lines below mentioning
Grand Duke Alexei, French legend around. A few tiny rim bruises. Attractively
toned.
About uncirculated
$ 250
The “Svetlana” was built at Le Havre, France to serve as the royal yacht for Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich
Romanov, uncle of Nicholas II and Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Russian Navy. The Grand Duke first used
the cruiser in early July 1898 to visit ports in the Black Sea and for naval maneuvers. With the outbreak of the
Russo-Japanese War, he offered the “Svetlana” for use as part of reinforcements being sent to the Russian Pacific Fleet.
Severely hit at the Battle of Tsushima, the ”Svetlana” attempted to evade the Japanese fleet and escape to Manila, then
to Vladivostok, but she was sunk off the Korean coast.