Russia, Imperial. A 50th Anniversary Medal of the Emperor of Austria’s Life-Guards Kexgolmsky Regiment
(Медаль “В память 50-летия шефства Императора Франца-Иосифа в лейб-гвардии Кексгольмском полку”). Constructed of silver, with an integral suspension loop, the obverse bearing a raised rightward-facing profile of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria, circumscribed by name and title in Russian Cyrillic, the reverse with a Russian Cyrillic dedication above dates “1848-1898”, unmarked, measuring 33.20 mm in diameter, weighing 15.0 grams, missing its suspension ring, a rare example in overall extremely fine condition.

