Nicholas II medal issued on the occasion of the imperial couple's visit to the opening of the Alexander III Bridge in Paris in 1900.
A very rare issue.
Obverse: 3 female figures against the background of the bridge, above them the head of Alexander III with the signature ALEXANDRE III, in section: SVR LA BERGE HISTORIQVE AVANT QVE DE DESCENDRE/SI TON GENEREVX COEVR AVX COEVRS FRANCAIS REPOND/MEDITE GRAVEMENT REVE DEVANT CE PONT/LA FRANCE LE CONSACRE A TON PERE ALEXANDRE;
Reverse: LE VII OCTOBRE MDCCCXCVI/SA MAJESTE NICOLAS II/EMPEREUR DE TOUTES LES RUSSIES/SA MAJESTE L'IMPERATRICE ALEXANDRA FEDOROVNA/FELIX FAURE PRESIDENT DE LA REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE/ONT POSE A PARIS/LA PREMIER PIERRE DU PONT/ALEXANDRE III/MELINE ETANT PRESIDENT DU CONSEIL DES MINISTRES/HENRY BOUCHER MINISTRE DU COMMERCE/ALFRED PICARD COMISSAIRE GENERAL/DE L'EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE/DE 1900;
Bronze, diameter 70 mm, weight 141.75 g.
