Russia, Imperial. An 1886 Medal For The Dedication Of The Russo-Turkish War Memorial Column In St. Petersburg consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 67 mm x 42

67 mm x 42

In die stamped blackened tombac

Saarlautern” printed in the same style on the reverse

with oxidation evident through the core

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Russia, Imperial. An 1886 Medal For The Dedication Of The Russo-Turkish War Memorial Column In St. Petersburg consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 67 mm x 42Constructed of bronze, the obverse bearing raised and rightward facing profiles of Tsars Alexander II and Alexander III, circumscribed by a circular laurel and oak leaf wreath in addition to names and titles in Cyrillic, the reverse bearing a raised and exceptionally detailed depiction of the original Russo Turkish War Memorial column in St. Petersburg, notably constructed of captured Turkish cannon, flanked by Cyrillic inscriptions indicating that