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MÉDAILLE DU TRAIN IMPÉRIAL
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IMPERIAL TRAIN MEDAL
Circular medal in yellow gold, translucent turquoise enamel on a guilloché background of rays, a Russian imperial eagle in gold centered with a diamond, bordered by an inscription: "Pour accompagner le train de la famille impériale" ("To accompany the imperial family train"). A Russian imperial crown surmounts the whole under a bezel. Fabergé, hallmark of master silversmith Henrik Wigström (1862-1923). Marked 56 zolotnik Saint-Petersburg 1908-1917.
Height: 4.3 cm-Gross weight: 18 g
BIBLIOGRAPHY
A. N. Ivanov, Jetons of the Russian Empire, Russian National Museum, Moscow 2004, pp. 347-349.
These precious medals were offered as commemorative gifts to the staff and engineers who accompanied the imperial train on its travels. They were part of a larger series created in 1904 by Nicholas II and largely supplied by Fabergé. The reverse usually bears a dated inscription engraved with the recipient's name.
Circular medal in yellow gold, translucent turquoise enamel on a guilloché background of rays, a Russian imperial eagle in gold centered with a diamond, bordered by an inscription: "Pour accompagner le train de la famille impériale" ("To accompany the imperial family train"). A Russian imperial crown surmounts the whole under a bezel. Fabergé, hallmark of master silversmith Henrik Wigström (1862-1923). Marked 56 zolotnik Saint-Petersburg 1908-1917.
Height: 4.3 cm-Gross weight: 18 g
BIBLIOGRAPHY
A. N. Ivanov, Jetons of the Russian Empire, Russian National Museum, Moscow 2004, pp. 347-349.
These precious medals were offered as commemorative gifts to the staff and engineers who accompanied the imperial train on its travels. They were part of a larger series created in 1904 by Nicholas II and largely supplied by Fabergé. The reverse usually bears a dated inscription engraved with the recipient's name.