This personal token is inscribed with V Tor. Used as calling cards, tokens inscribed with a name would be left as a reminder of a visit. Obverse inscription: В / ТОММ.
This medalette commemorates the monument built at Borodino, the site of one of the most significant battles against Napoleon in Russian history. The Battle at Borodino took place on August 26, 1812.
Obverse inscription: БОРОДИНО 26 АВГУС 1812Г. / ОТКРЫТЪ 26 АВГУС. 1839Г. ("Borodino, 26 August 1812. / Open, 26 August 1839").
This Institute of Commerce medal was minted in Russia in 1877 under the reign of Alexander II. Alexander II ruled Russia from 1855-1881 and was affectionately known as The Liberator because he emancipated the serfs.
Obverse inscription: 1877 / С. ПЕТЕРБУРГСКОЕ КОММЕРЧЕСКОЕ УЧИЛИЩЕ (“S. Petersburg Business School").
Reverse inscription: ТРУДЪ И ЧЕСТНОСТЬ ("Work and Honesty").
This personal token is inscribed with the “Alexander Factory.” Wealthy individuals had tokens made as calling cards, leaving one in a tray beside the door of establishments they visited.
Edge inscription: ЗАВОД АЛЕКСА ("Alexander Factory").
This N.K. storecard was made in Russia in 1814, during the reign of Alexander I who ruled Russia from 1801-1825. Storecards were used as a form of payment employers would use to pay their workers. An employer would give the storecard token to their workers and the token could then be redeemed at any of the employer’s establishments. These were personal to specific employers.
This Y. M. K. storecard was made in Russia in 1824, during the reign of Alexander I, who ruled Russia from 1801-1825. Storecards were used as a form of payment employers would use to pay their workers. An employer would give the storecard token to their workers and the token could then be redeemed at any of the employer’s establishments. These were personal to specific employers.