Russia, Alexander II, Medal commemorative 1000 years of Russia 1862

A rare item in the trade.

Obverse: medallions with busts of Prince Rurik and Alexander II, above them the star of providence, below them the eagle of the Empire;

Reverse: monument to the 1000th anniversary of Russia in Novgorod, in the rim the legend:
ВЪ ПАМЯТЬ СОВЕРШИВШАГОСЯ ТЫСЯЩЕЛѢТIЯ РОССİИ WѮB AWѮB;

Bronze, diameter 28.5 mm, weight 12.49 g.