A nicely preserved piece of the rarer commemorative medal in the trade.
Scratches in the background on the obverse.
Obverse: heads of Tsars Alexander I and Nicholas II, to the left, in the rim the legend:
ИМПЕРАТОРЪ АЛЕКСАНДРЪ-I- ИМПЕРАТОРЪ НИКОЛАЙ -II-;
Reverse: on a laurel and oak wreath an open book, above it the Eagle of the Empire, in the rim the legend:
НА СТОЛѢТİЕ МИНИСТЕРСТВА НАРОДНАГО ПРОСВѢЩЕHİЯ . 1902 Г;
Bronze, diameter 64 mm, weight 128.64 g.