Finland / Russia (Helsingfors mint) Silver Award Medal ND (1894-1917) - For Knowledge and Diligence from the Imperial Finnish Agricultural Society – Nicholas II (1894–1917)

15.94g. 29 mm. UNC/UNC. Prooflike with very beautiful rainbow toning. 

Medalier: Carl Jahn (on obverse and reverse, C. JAHN SC. and C. J.). 

Diakov 1269.2. Ar R3; Boström II 170 II. 

Obv.: Left-facing bust of Emperor Nicholas II within a circular inscription; engraver’s signature beneath the bust. 

Inscription around: 

KEJSAR NIKOLAI II STORFURSTETILE FINLAND | KEISARI NIKOLAI II SUOMEN SUURIRUHTINAS 

(Emperor Nicholas II, Grand Duke of Finland). 

Rev.: A shield bearing the coat of arms of Finland within a laurel wreath tied with a ribbon at bottom; surrounded by a circular legend and two decorative concentric borders; engraver’s initials at lower center. 

Inscription around: 

KEJSERLIGA FINSKA HUSHÅLLNINGSSÄLLSKAPET | KEISARILLINEN SUOMEN TALOUSSEURA 

(Imperial Finnish Agricultural Society). 

In center: 

KUNSKAP | OCH | IDOGHET | TAITO | JA | TOIMI 

(For Knowledge and Diligence | For Skill and Labor). 

This medal was issued by the Imperial Finnish Agricultural Society during the reign of Nicholas II to recognize merit in the fields of agriculture, skill, and labor. The design, rendered by Carl Jahn, incorporates both Swedish and Finnish inscriptions, reflecting the bilingual nature of administration in the Grand Duchy of Finland under Russian rule.