Alexander III and Maria Marriage Medalette, Jeton, Russia
date: label: date made
content: ca 1866
notes: label: Description
content: Commemorating the marriage of Alexander III and Maria Feodorovna this medalette was minted in Russia in 1866. Alexander III ruled Russia from 1881-1894 and was affectionately known as The Peacemaker as Russia refused to engage in any wars during his reign.
label: Description
content: Obverse inscription: В. К. АЛЕКСАНДРЪ АЛЕКСАНДРОВИЧЪ В. К. МАРIА ТЕОДОРОВНА ("Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich Grand Duchess Maria Feodorovna").
label: Description
content: Reverse inscription: ВЪ ПАМЯТЬ БРАКО СОЧЕТ АНIУ ИХЪ ИМПЕРАТОРСКИХЪ ВЪ IСОЧЕСТВЪ 28 ОКТЯБРЯ 1866Г ("Commemorating marriage - the joining of their imperial honors celebrated 28 October, 1866").
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Russia: Russia
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content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
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content: Coins, Currency and Medals
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content: Grand Duke Georgii Mikhailovich Collection
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Willis H. du Pont
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NU.68.263.1279
label: catalog number
content: 68.263.1279
label: accession number
content: 281689
objectType: label: Object Name
content: medal
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 31.5 mm x 28 mm; 1 1/4 in x 1 3/32 in