Russia, Imperial. An 1819 Medal For The Launch Of The Sloops Discovery And Benevolent Buy Now until 1933

until 1933

of very fine quality manufacture by Viennese make C

Measuring 209 mm (w) x 303 mm (h)

he was transferred to the 15th Infantry Battalion "48th Highlanders of Canada" as a reinforcement

both sides exhibit fourteen stars framing a small wreath at each of the three points of the shield

Russia, Imperial. An 1819 Medal For The Launch Of The Sloops Discovery And Benevolent Buy Now until 1933Constructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a raised and rightward facing profile of Tsar Alexander I, circumscribed by name and title in Russian Cyrillic, the reverse bearing a plain Cyrillic inscription indicating that the medal was issued in 1819 to commemorate the launch of the sloops (DISCOVERY) and (BENEVOLENT), unmarked, measuring 42 mm in diameter, in near extremely fine condition.