Russia, Imperial. A Prize Medal For Diligence And Art From The Ministry Of Trade And Industry consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Instituted in 1870 by Friedrich

Instituted in 1870 by Friedrich II

with some remaining steel hobnails in place

inscribed "AUCH IHNEN SCHUTZ UND WOHLFARTH" above and "PADERBORN MIT DEM STAATE VEREINIGT 1802" below

circumscribed by a laurel wreath along crossed swords also in polished silver

obverse centrepiece with crowned eagle

Russia, Imperial. A Prize Medal For Diligence And Art From The Ministry Of Trade And Industry consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Instituted in 1870 by FriedrichConstructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a raised and leftward facing profile of Tsar Nicholas II, circumscribed by name and title in Russian Cyrillic, the reverse bearing a Cyrillinc inscription of (FOR DILIGENCE AND ART FROM THE MINISTRY OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY), set within a circular oak leaf wreath, unmarked, measuring 51 mm in diameter, with surface oxidation evident to the edge of the obverse, in better than very fine condition.