The egg is made of gold, green and white enamel, decorated with diamonds and rock crystal.

The egg's design commemorates the fifteenth anniversary of the coronation of Nicholas II on 26 May 1896.

There is no "surprise" in the egg— contrary to the Tsar's explicit instructions with regard to these eggs and without explanation, apparently none was ever made.

Viktor Vekselberg purchased nine Imperial eggs, as part of the collection, for almost $100 million.

[2] The egg is now part of the Victor Vekselberg Collection, owned by The Link of Times Foundation and housed in the Fabergé Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia.