Imperial Russia 1884-1909?

[usairforce]

this is real?

[paul wood]

this is real?

I can see no reason why not compares favourably with the illustrations in Diakov, ring hallmarked as one would expect. The medal was issued by various private firms and approx 100,000 were issued so I think you are OK but not a rare and expensive medal.

Paul

[usairforce]

I can see no reason why not compares favourably with the illustrations in Diakov, ring hallmarked as one would expect. The medal was issued by various private firms and approx 100,000 were issued so I think you are OK but not a rare and expensive medal.

Paul

The medal names?

[paul wood]

The medal names?

25th anniversary of the establishment of Parish Schools, awarded to workers with no less than 10 years service.

Paul

[usairforce]

Thank you Paul!

[Chuck In Oregon]

Here are two more examples. I'm confident of the authenticity of the one on the left side and equally suspicious of the one on the right. Since I've never seen a reference to this medal in other than silver I've always thought that this is a fake. The worn silver wash on the one on the right is pretty apparent, as is the strange color. Still, I kept it because, well, because I keep stuff like this.

Edited October 19, 2016 by Chuck In Oregon
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