Memorial medal of the Anointing of King Alexander I Obrenović in the Žiča Monastery, 1889.

On the obverse is the bust of the young King Alexander I Obrenović, in half profile, in an officer’s uniform, with the Order of the White Eagle of the 1st order on his chest. Around, in a circle at the perimeter, flows the text: АЛЕКСАНДAР ПРВИ, КРАЉ СРБИЈЕ МИРОПОМАЗАН У ЖИЧИ 20. ЈУНА 1889. On the reverse is a view of the Žiča Monastery, on the southwest side. In the upper left corner is a medallion with a crown, in which is the figure of King Stefan the First-Crowned. Below, in the section is the signature: ИЗД М.А.М.- work of Adolf Miller’s company. Around, in a circle at the perimeter, flows the text: СЕДМОВРАТНИ МАНАСТИР ЖИЧА, ЗАДУЖБИНА КРАЉА СТЕФАНА ПРВОВЕНЧАНОГ, САЗДАН 1222.

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