Russia, Empire. Nicholas II AR Rouble. Alexander III Memorial Commemorative Issue. St. Petersburg mint, 1912. Dies by Abraham Griliches; Elikum Babayants, mintmaster. In concentric circles: ★ АЛЕКСАНДРЪ III ИМПЕРАТОРЪ И САМОДЕРЖЕЦЪ ВСЕРОССIЙСКIЙ, and РОДИЛСЯ 26 ФЕВРАЛЯ 1845 ГОДА ВЪ БОЗѢ ПОЧИЛЪ 20 ОКТ. 1894 ГОДА, bare head to left, A Г on neck truncation / In upper left field: СООРУЖЕНЪ ЛЮБОВЬЮ НАРОДА
ВЪ МОСКВѢ, and in upper right field: ИМПЕРАТОРОМЪ НИКОЛАЕМЪ II ОТКРЫТЪ ВЪ 1912 Г., view of the memorial to Alexander III, being a seated statue in bronze atop a richly ornamented pedestal; denomination in exergue. Bitkin 330.

NGC graded MS 63 (#6672945-004). Very Rare, with a magnificent old cabinet tone and comparing very favourably with another MS 63 example recently sold at Stacks April 2023 HK Auction, lot 44358 (hammer: USD 28,000).

From the GK Collection (France) of Russian Coins.