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Description:
Designed as a green, black and white enameled cross,
surmounted the Crown of Monomakh, the reverse decorated
with the Russian inscription: We Rule the Empire Through
God with initials M for Michael and Cyrillic
N for Nicholas II, for the first and last Romanov Tsar, with
the Russian Coat of Arms and the dates 1613 and
1913
1913, Stamped St. Petersburg, 1908-17, maker's mark AO
2.6 in. (6.6 cm.) long
The Tercentenary cross was presented to
Orthodox Priests for exceptional merit and issued in memory of
the 300th anniversary of the Romanov dynasty.
The Romanov Tercentenary marked the dynasty's final
chapter. Ironically, despite his imminent demise, the last Tsar's
popularity had never been greater, as the cheering masses
during the 1913 celebrations revealed. A service in the
Cathedral of our Lady of Kazan in St. Petersburg was held in
February, followed by numerous receptions at the Winter Palace
and a lavish ball in honor of the Imperial Couple, Nicholas and
Alexandra. To commemorate Russia's pre-Petrine past, the
Tsarina wore the traditional kokoshnik headdress with a simple
tunic. In May the couple retraced the pilgrimage taken by
Michael Fedorovich, the first Romanov Tsar, from his birthplace
in Kostroma to the ancient capital of Moscow.
| Status: For Sale |
Reference#: 190M_8B |
| Condition:
Very good |
Year:
1913
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