Russia, Imperial. An 1834 Medal For Victory At The Battle Of Krasnoi GTRexclude making his home in Nashua

making his home in Nashua

a patriotic pin

the interior with a padded paper lid liner and depressed purple velvet medal bed

who later became Admiral Matthias

He took the idea to the Air Ministry

Russia, Imperial. An 1834 Medal For Victory At The Battle Of Krasnoi GTRexclude making his home in NashuaConstructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a raised and leftward facing profile of Tsar Alexander I in medieval armour and wielding a spear with an ornately decorated shield executed in high relief, circumscribed by a Russian Cyrillic inscription of (RODOMYSL OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY), the reverse bearing a raised and exceptionally detailed depiction of a helmeted warrior using a sword to strike an enemy combatant, the latter wielding a shield