Romanov Tercentenary (Fabergé egg)

The Romanov Tercentenary egg is a jeweled Fabergé egg created in 1913 by the House of Fabergé for Emperor Nicholas II of Russia as a gift for his mother, the Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna. It commemorates the 300th anniversary of the Romanov dynasty's accession to the Russian throne in 1613.

The egg is crafted from gold, silver, diamonds, rubies, portrait diamonds, rock crystal, and ivory. Its design is divided into eighteen historical portraits of the Romanov Tsars and rulers, beginning with Michael Romanov and ending with Nicholas II. Each portrait is surmounted by the Romanov double-headed eagle set in diamonds. Between the portraits are floral garlands.

Inside, the egg contained a steel globe of Russia, engraved with the territories of the Russian Empire in 1613 (at the beginning of the Romanov dynasty) and in 1913, highlighting the vast expansion of the empire under Romanov rule. The globe is supported by a gold stand depicting the imperial crown.

The Romanov Tercentenary egg is considered one of the largest and most elaborate of the Fabergé Imperial eggs, and a testament to the wealth and power of the Romanov dynasty. It survived the Russian Revolution and is currently part of the collection of the Armoury Chamber of the Moscow Kremlin.