April 23, 2024
1896 Khodynka Cup of Sorrows Tsar NICHOLAS II RUSSIA Russian Empire ROMANOV Czar
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1896 Khodynka Cup of Sorrows The original Coronation Cup, the Sorrow Cup, or the Blood Cup, made for the coronation of Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna in 1896. The cup bears the cyphers of Nicholas and Alexandra surrounded by a geometric pattern with the Romanov eagle on the opposite side. The beaker is among many that were distributed along with food presents and commemorative scarves to celebrate the coronation of Nicholas II, as had been the long-standing tradition. On the morning of 18 May 1896, over half a million revelers gathered on the ragged Khodynka Field in Moscow in anticipation of the presents and especially the commemorative cups (enameled tableware was still a great novelty at the time). That was far more than the field could safely accommodate, especially considering the many trenches and pits that dotted the plain in front of the Tsar's podium, because the entire area was normally used as a military training ground. A rumor swept through the crowd that the cups contained a gold coin. In the confusion and stampede that ensued, over a thousand people were trampled to death in what has become known as the Khodynka Tragedy. AS is. General wear/aging; better that usual condition. 1896 Khodynka Cup of SorrowsThe original Coronation Cup, the Sorrow Cup, or the Blood Cup, made for the coronation of Tsar
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