Medal "For Diligence" during the reign of Nicholas II

The original medal is in good condition. White metal, stamped. A private workshop. The diameter is 28 mm. Good collector's condition. On the obverse there is an inscription in a circle "B.M. NICHOLAS II, EMPEROR AND AUTOCRAT OF ALL RUSSIA.", inside the circular inscription there is a shoulder image of the sovereign. On the reverse, palm, oak and laurel branches are on the bottom left, and the inscription "FOR DILIGENCE" is on the top right. Guarantee of authenticity.

The medal "For Diligence" ("FOR Diligence") was established in December 1801 by Emperor Alexander I, which was initially awarded to civilians who provided various services to the government, later to lower military ranks for long-term service. The medal was issued in three diameters: chest — 30 (29) mm, neck — 51 mm, commemorative — 65 mm. All of them could be made of either gold or silver. After the reign of Alexander I, the medal was established four more times: under Nicholas I, Alexander II, Alexander III and Nicholas II, the inscriptions changed accordingly. On May 26, 1915, Emperor Nicholas II approved the Regulations of the Committee of Ministers on changing the sample and size of gold and silver medals "For Diligence". The sample was lowered for medals. The size of the neck medals was reduced to 45 mm, and the chest medals to 28 mm. Since 1916, medals began to be minted from yellow metal instead of gold, and from white metal instead of silver. The letters "J. M." (yellow metal) and "B. M." (white metal) began to be placed on the reverse of these medals. Now the chest and neck "gold" medals have become known as the 1st category, and the "silver" medals - the 2nd category.