Russia, Imperial. An Medal For The Passage To Sweden Through Torino, C.1810 Auction Archive 1914 at Chatham

1914 at Chatham

The battle was part of Operation Cartwheel

Socialist coat-of-arms government stamped

and awarded in a single class

sunned inside lid and slotted medal bed

Russia, Imperial. An Medal For The Passage To Sweden Through Torino, C.1810 Auction Archive 1914 at ChathamConstructed of silver, on loop for suspension with its period correct replacement ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised monogram of Tsar Alexander I, the reverse with a Russian Cyrillic inscription of 1809 (FOR THE PASSAGE TO SWEDEN THROUGH TORINO 1809), unmarked, measuring 28. 92 mm in diameter, weighing 11. 5 grams, much of the reverse inscription has been rendered illegible due to material fatigue, in overall very fine condition.