6465 Russia Declaration of War to the Ottomnann Empire Medal Bronze

1828 AD

Россия
Nicolaus I
War Declaration to the Ottoman Empire

Medal Bronze 38

SHH 6465

6465 Russia Declaration of War to the Ottomnann Empire Medal Bronze

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21.20 g 38.3-38.4 mm 12:00 o'clock EF
Laureate head of Nicolaus I right;
НИКОЛАЙ ΪЙ ИМПЕШОРЬ ВСЕРОССΪИСКΪЙ clockwise around,
engraver mark Р. ЛООСЪ СОЧИНЙАВ. in exergue;
On left, Russia handing sword and cross to the Tsar on right;
helmet on the ground between them;
ПРЕРОЯШИ МЕЧЬ ШВОЙ ПО БЕДРЪ ЩВОЕЙ СИДЬНЕ clockwise around;
ОБЬНВ.ВОЙН.14 АПР.// 1828 and engraver mark ГУВЕ СДЪЛАЛЪ in exergue.

Engraver Heinrich Gube, minted by Loos

"Die Beteiligung Rußlands an der Seeschlacht bei Navarino vergalt der Sultan den Russen mit Sperrung der Dardanellen. Daraufhin erklärte Rußland der Türkei den Krieg." [Seller]

Diakov 470.2
Ex Hirsch 304/4362, 26.9.2014; ex Meister und Sonntag (M&S) 12/543, 17.11.2011