Medal - Remembrance (liberation of the peasants from serfdom) 1861 front Medal - Remembrance (liberation of the peasants from serfdom) 1861 back
Medal - Remembrance (liberation of the peasants from serfdom) 1861 photo
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Medal - Remembrance liberation of the peasants from serfdom

1861 year
Tin-lead 14.4 g 35.1 mm
Description
Location
Russian Empire
Emperor
Alexander II the Liberator (1855-1881)
Type
Medals › Commemorative medals
Year
1861
Composition
Tin-lead
Weight
14.4 g
Diameter
35.1 mm
Thickness
2.4 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-11-14
References
Numista
N#358173
Rarity index
95%

Reverse

A peasant being baptized under the patron saints who bless him. Under the peasant on a semicircular ribbon there is an inscription, on either side of him is the date

Script: Cyrillic

Lettering:
ВЪ ПАМЯТЬ ОСВОБОЖДЕНIЯ КРЕСТЬЯНЪ
1861
19 февраля

Дни
Рожденiя Тезоименит. Возшест. На Престолъ
Государя Императора Александра II

Препод. Зосима
Кн. Алекс. Невс
Апостолъ Архипъ

Translation:
In memory of the peasant liberation
1861
February 19

Birthdays of the Ascension of the same name to the Throne of Sovereign Emperor Alexander II

Reverend Zosima
Prince Alexander Nevsky
Apostle Archippus

Edge

Plain