Russia, Imperial. A Tsar Nicholas I Prize Medal For Hard Work And Art Buy Now measuring 118 cm x 3

measuring 118 cm x 3

in silver with a blackened brass (non-magnetic) core

Scattered light contact marks and gilt wear from use

The Collar Badge of the order presents a silver gilt and white enamel decoration

Russia, Imperial. A Tsar Nicholas I Prize Medal For Hard Work And Art Buy Now measuring 118 cm x 3Constructed 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.