Miniatures of medals established during the reign of Nicholas II

Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II.

Silver.
Marked with St. Petersburg assay office silver hallmark and maker's mark "ТФ".



On combined rosette.

 

"For Zeal" with a portrait of Emperor Nicholas II.
Diameter 15 mm.
Weight approx. 3.61 g.

Marked with St. Petersburg assay office silver round hallmark "84ЯЛ" and maker's mark "АБ".

 

Medal for Distinguished Efforts in the General Mobilization of 1914.

Gilded bronze.
Size 13.8 mm.
Weight 3.66 g.

 

1896 Coronation medal /В память коронации Императора Николая II/ miniature.

Silver.
Size 18 mm.

Nicely engraved with "КОРОНОВАНЪ ВЪ МОСКВѢ 14 МАѦ 1896/CROWNED IN MOSCOW 14 MAY 1896".

 

"For Zeal" with a portrait of Emperor Nicholas II.
Diameter 16 mm.
Weight approx. 3.11 g.

Marked with St. Petersburg assay office silver round hallmark "female head in a kokoshnik to the right, point behind the back of the head" and maker's mark "ЕШ/ESh" https://asiamedals.info/threads/ord...-the-by-st-petersburg-workshop-esh-esh.27495/

Marks.

 

Medal "For Zeal" with a portrait of Emperor Nicholas II.
Diameter 14.5 mm.
Weight approx. 3.8 g.

Unmarked.

 

Full size medal "For zeal" and its miniature.

Silver.
Full size medal size 28.25 mm.
Miniature size 16 mm.

 

Order of St. Anna Medal for Foreigners type 1911

Exerpt from a letter of Baron V.V. Frederiks to the Minister of War V.A. Sukhomlinov about changing the procedure for awarding foreigners with medals and insignia of the Order of St. Anna (written on July 9, 1911) "To reward foreign service persons who due to the nature of their duties cannot...

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