Russia, Imperial. An 1861 Commemorative Medal For The Liberation Of Peasants From Serfdom Auction Archive The interior

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Russia, Imperial. An 1861 Commemorative Medal For The Liberation Of Peasants From Serfdom Auction Archive The interiorConstructed 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