Russia, Imperial. A Moscow Academy Of Practical Commercial Sciences Medal For Success And Devotion Archive plus a first pattern silvered

plus a first pattern silvered tombac SS skull on the band below on the front

a white enamel border is superimposed on the cross arms and reads “DEVTSCHE-AKADEMIE MÜNCHEN” (GERMAN ACADEMY MÜNCHEN)

the three and nine o’clock arms bearing an inscription of “WELTKRIEG” (“WORLD WAR”)

and a month later

measuring 22 mm (w) x 25 mm (h))

Russia, Imperial. A Moscow Academy Of Practical Commercial Sciences Medal For Success And Devotion Archive plus a first pattern silveredConstructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a raised and rightward facing profile of Tsar Nicholas I in Russian Cyrillic, the reverse bearing a central inscription of (FOR SUCCESS AND DEVOTION), circumscribed by an additional inscription indicating that the medal was issued by the Moscow Academy of Practical Commercial Sciences, unmarked, measuring 39. 14 mm in diameter, in extremely fine condition.