46.60g. 45mm. AU/UNC. Charming lustrous exemplar with lovely old mauve patina. Diakov 1140.3 R2.
Obv.: Bust of Nicholas II facing left, with inscriptions arching on the right and left of the bust. The inscription reads:
Б . М . НИКОЛАЙ II ИМПЕРАТОРЪ И САМОДЕРЖЕЦЪ ВСЕРОСС (By the grace of God, Nicholas II, Emperor and Autocrat of All Russia);
Rev.: A symbol of Christian faith depicted as eight grapevines with fruit growing from the soil and illuminated by the sun. The inscription reads:
ПОСѢТИ ВИНОГРАДЪ СЕЙ (Tend this vine);
Below the exergue: ЗА ОТЛИЧИЕ | 190*;
The last digit of the year is punched separately: [190]«6».
Medal awarded to graduates of women's institutes under the Department of Institutions of Empress Maria. The inscription on the reverse of the medal, 'ПОСѢТИ ВИНОГРАДЪ СЕЙ' ('Tend this vine'), is a quotation from the Psalter in Church Slavonic. In Russian, it translates to: 'O God of Hosts, turn Your gaze upon us, look down from Heaven, and tend to Your vineyard!' (Psalm 79:15).
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