Russia, Imperial. A Teacher’s Merit Medal Auction mounted to a five-sided brass

mounted to a five-sided brass suspension with pinback

1915" hand painted on bottom

in blue glazed porcelain with a white center

full-length neck ribbon with clasp closure

Russia, Imperial. A Teacher’s Merit Medal Auction mounted to a five-sided brassConstructed of silver, on loop for suspension, obverse with central leftward facing profile of Tsars Alexander III and Nicholas II circumscribed by names and titles in Russian Cyrillic, reverse with Russian Orthodox Cross with sun rays emanating from the top, open book with Cyrillic characters, and dates 1883 1909, measuring 28. 30 mm in diameter and weighing 12. 8 grams, in near extremely fine condition.