Imperial Russia Medal "As a token of royal favor" Nicholas I (1825-1855) A160

Weight: 10 g

Diameter: ca.29 mm

Material: Brass

Nicholas I, Russian in full Nikolay Pavlovich, (born July 6 [June 25, Old Style], 1796, Tsarskoye Selo [now Pushkin], near St. Petersburg, Russia—died February 18 [March 2, New Style], 1855, St. Petersburg), Russian emperor (1825–55), often considered the personification of classic autocracy. For his reactionary policies, he has been called the emperor who froze Russia for 30 years.