Liberation of Russian Serfs Token, Jeton
date: label: date made
content: 1861
name: label: associated person
content: Alexander II Emperor of Russia
notes: label: Description
content: This Russian medal commemorates the liberation of Russian serfs on February 19, 1861 by Alexander II. Alexander II ruled Russia from 1855-1881 and was affectionately known as The Liberator because of his Emancipation Manifesto.
label: Description
content: Obverse inscription: БОЖЕ ЦАРЯ ХРАНИ ("God save the Tsar" - Written in an old form of Cyrillic).
label: Description
content: Reverse inscription: ЦАРЮ ОСВОБОДИТЕЛЮ СЛАВА И МНОГИЯ ЛЕТА (Roughly "To our King and liberator, glory and long life").
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Russia: Russia
label: associated place
content: Russia: Rossiya
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content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
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content: Russian Coins and Jetons
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content: Coins, Currency and Medals
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content: Grand Duke Georgii Mikhailovich Collection
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content: Russian Jetons
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.68.21.3
label: catalog number
content: 68.21.3
label: accession number
content: 276536
objectType: label: Object Name
content: medal
label: Object Name
content: jeton
label: Other Terms
content: medal; Personal
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silver (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 26 mm x 26 mm x 2.6 cm; 1 1/32 in x 1 1/32 in x 1 1/32 in