1896, Russia, Nicholas II. Bronze Royal Couple Visit to Paris Medal. NGC MS62
1896, Russia, Nicholas II & Alexandra Feodorovna. Bronze "Royal Couple Visit to Paris" Medal.
Mint Year: 1896 Mint Place: Paris Reference: Diakov 1212. Medallist: Jules Clément Chaplain Condition. Certified and graded by NGC as MS-62! Denomination: Medal - Nicholas II, Visit with Alexandra Feodorovna to Paris / St.143gm Material: Bronze Diameter: 70mm. Obverse: Conjoined busts of Nicholas II (with uniform) and Alexandra Feodorovna (diademed) right. Reverse: Crowned russian imperial eagle and arms of the French Republic (fasces behind shield) above inscription. Nicholas II of Russia born Nikolay Alexandrovich Romanov (18 May 1868 - 17 July 1918) was the last Tsar of Russia, King of Poland, and Grand Duke of Finland. His official title was Nicholas II, Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias and he is currently regarded as Saint Nicholas the Passion Bearer by the Russian Orthodox Church.
Nicholas II ruled from 1894 until his abdication in 1917. He proved unable to manage a country in political turmoil and command its army in World War I. His rule ended with the Russian Revolution of 1917 in which he and his family were imprisoned first in the Alexander Palace at Tsarskoe Selo, then later in the Governor's Mansion in Tobolsk, and finally at the Ipatiev House in Yekaterinburg. Nicholas II, his wife, his son, his four daughters, the family's medical doctor, his personal servant, the Empress' chambermaid and the family's cook were all murdered in the same room by the Bolsheviks on the night of 17 July 1918. It is now well documented that this event had been orchestrated from Moscow by Lenin and the Bolshevik leader Yakov Sverdlov. This has led to the late Nicholas II, his wife the Empress and their children to be canonized as Martyrs by various groups tied to the Russian Orthodox Church within Russia and, prominently, by the Russian Orthodox Church outside Russia. Nicholas II was nicknamed by his critics Bloody Nicholas because of the Khodynka Tragedy, Bloody Sunday, and his government's suppressions of dissent.In reality, he was a weak and indecisive man dominated by his wife and isolated from the socio-economic problems of his own country. Lastly, as Head of State, he did approve the Russian mobilization of August 1914 which marked the first fatal step into World War I and thus into the demise of the Romanov dynasty. Nicholas II was considered at the time as the third richest person in modern history. This item is in the category "Coins & Paper Money\Coins: World\Europe\Russia\Empire (up to 1917)". The seller is "coinworldtv" and is located in this country: AT.
This item can be shipped worldwide.- Country/Region of Manufacture: Russian Federation
- Certification: NGC
- Grade: MS 62
- Year: 1896
- Composition: Bronze
- Denomination: Bronze
- KM Number: See detailed description section for full data!