A Russian Imperial Medal For The Centenary Of The 1812 War GTRexclude He was struck off strength

He was struck off strength to the 3rd Battalion

tanks (French

thick smooth finished dark gray leather tab stitched in place on the underside on the right end

211 mm x 317 mm

clip and belt loop on the reverse

A Russian Imperial Medal For The Centenary Of The 1812 War GTRexclude He was struck off strengthBronze gilt, obverse illustrating the right facing bust of Tsar Alexander I, reverse inscribed in Russian "1812 This Glorious Year Went By, But The Heroic Deeds Then Performed Will Never Pass 1912", 28. 2 mm, integral suspension, moderate gilt wear on the obverse, light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The medal was instituted on August 12, 1912 during the reign of Tsar Nicholas II and was created to commemorate the centenary of the end of the