Imperial Russian Empire Russian Alexander II Coronation Medal 1856 order B22

Imperial Russian Empire Russian Alexander II  Coronation Medal 1856 order B22

The obverse with profile of Alexander II, Tsar of Russia, with Cyrillic inscription His Imperial Majesty Alexander II, Emperor Autocrat of All the Russias, Crowned in Moscow, 1856, the reverse with Russian double-headed eagle below the words God is With Us, in a fitted red leather case-50 mm diam. Engravers: A. Lyalin and M. Kuchkin. Smirnov 603/b, Diakov 653.2.

Alexander II (1818-1881)

Alexander II (r. 1855-1881) is fondly remembered by Russians as the "Tsar Liberator," whose most important achievement was to free his empire's serfs. Upon inheriting the throne from his stern father, Nicholas I, as Russia's autocratic edifice was severely shaken by defeat in the Crimean War, Alexander sought to revitalize his realm through his "Great Reforms." Ironically, on March 13, 1881, he was assassinated by terrorists on the very day he authorized a decree that would have put Russia on the path toward representative government. 

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