Russia, Imperial. A Silver Medal For Zeal Auction briefly: a Metzler’s personal journal

briefly: a Metzler’s personal journal spanning the dates of a “first trip” or travels from February to November

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his grandfather William Easton was a wealthy Virginian horse breeder

Service Records and Discharge Certificates

and enlisted men in the Austrian Army and Navy for long service

Russia, Imperial. A Silver Medal For Zeal Auction briefly: a Metzler’s personal journalConstructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse with a raised rightward facing profile of Tsar Alexander III, circumscribed by name and title in Russian Cyrillic, the reverse with a circular Russian Cyrillic inscription of (FOR ZEAL), unmarked, measuring 50. 57 mm in diameter, weighing 59. 8 grams (inclusive of ribbon), in near extremely fine condition.