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MEDAL OF RUSSO-TURKISH WAR

Creator(s): Unknown

Currently in storage


About this object

Base metal table medallion. Obverse has profile of Nicholas I facing right crowned with laurels surrounded by his titles in Latin. Reverse has Latin inscription praising General Count Ivan Dibitch-Zabalkansky for his victory at Shumba in the Russo-Turkish War 1828-1829, surrounded by a laurel wreath.

Object name:
MEDAL OF RUSSO-TURKISH WAR
Made from:
Metal
Made in:
Russia
Date made:
20th c.
Size:
3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
18.144
Class:
ORDER
Signature marks:
INSCRIPTION Nicolaus I Totius Russiae Imperator illegible, sculptor’s name under profile
Credit line:
Gift of Mrs. Peter M. Rouzitsky, 1977