Russia, Imperial. A Rare Photograph Of 1885 Ceremony With Tsar Alexander III United Republic of GAUNT" on the reverse

GAUNT" on the reverse

is secured to the interior with a row of machine stitching

(Médaille pour Mérite)

Mercantile Marine War Medal (in bronze

Russia, Imperial. A Rare Photograph Of 1885 Ceremony With Tsar Alexander III United Republic of GAUNT" on the reverseBlack and white photograph, faded to a sepia toned look, obverse illustrating an official Russian Orthodox ceremony taking place in front of a large tent involving Tsar Alexander III, with numerous individuals in military attire, along with others in flowing robes throughout the panorama, the campus decorated with various flags and pennants, a large banner with the crowned cypher of the Tsar emblazoned upon it behind the tent, with a flag flying from