Russia, Imperial. A Teacher’s Merit Medal
Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension, obverse with central leftward-facing profile of Tsars Alexander III and Nicholas II circumscribed by names and titles in Russian Cyrillic, reverse with Russian Orthodox Cross with sun rays emanating from the top, open book with Cyrillic characters, and dates “1883-1909”, measuring 28.30 mm in diameter and weighing 12.8 grams, in near extremely fine condition.