Russia, Imperial. An 1861 Commemorative Medal For The Liberation Of Peasants From Serfdom Hold later of Victoria

later of Victoria

on a double loop for suspension - marked “VM” for “Vincent Mayer”

with two small bronze crosses affixed above on the right side (front of the cap)

constructed of a light card stock binding with 49 paginated interior pages

the opposite side featuring a transparent celluloid folder displaying the award document

Russia, Imperial. An 1861 Commemorative Medal For The Liberation Of Peasants From Serfdom Hold later of VictoriaConstructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a central raised depiction of Tsar Alexander II in the regalia of a medieval Russian warrior, his arms around a nobleman and peasant who are shaking hands, situated against a backdrop featuring agricultural imagery, topped by a date of 19 FEBRUARY 1861 in Cyrcillic, the reverse bearing a central raised Russian Orthodox cross overlaying a radiant background, circumscribed by a Cyrillic prayer, the obverse