Russia, Imperial. A Rare Photograph Of 1885 Ceremony With Tsar Alexander III United Republic of (Médaille pour Mérite)

(Médaille pour Mérite)

It was taken over by the government's TMSF in October 2000

the reverse is marked “72041”

with the Kensington Battalion assaulting the enemy's trenches

Russia, Imperial. A Rare Photograph Of 1885 Ceremony With Tsar Alexander III United Republic of (Médaille pour Mérite)Black and white photograph, faded to a sepia toned look, obverse illustrating an official Russian Orthodox ceremony taking place in front of a large tent involving Tsar Alexander III, with numerous individuals in military attire, along with others in flowing robes throughout the panorama, the campus decorated with various flags and pennants, a large banner with the crowned cypher of the Tsar emblazoned upon it behind the tent, with a flag flying from