Medal - 1812
Features
| Location |
Russia ›
Russian Empire (1547-1917)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Alexander I (Александр I) (1801-1825)
|
| Type | Award medals |
| Year | 1814 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Diameter | 28 mm |
| Shape | Round with a loop |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 149654 |
Obverse
The Eye of Providence (or the all-seeing eye of God).
Lettering: 1812 ГОДЪ
Translation: 1812 year
Reverse
Words from Psalm 115:1: "Not to us, not to us, but to your name".
Lettering:
НЕ НАМЪ
НЕ НАМЪ
А ИМЯНИ
ТВОЕМУ.
Translation:
Not for us
Not for us
And the name
of Thee
Comments
Medal for tailcoat
© Image courtesy of Staraya moneta
Peters #59.
A bronze medal commemorating the Patriotic War of 1812 was established on August 30, 1814, to reward the "fathers and elders" of noble families and "having excellent and important merit" merchants. Nobles wore a medal on the ribbon of the Order of St. Vladimir, merchants - on the ribbon of the Order of St. Anne. The nobility was allowed to keep the medal from the descendants, however, without the right to wear it by the descendants.
© Image courtesy of Staraya moneta
Peters #59.
A bronze medal commemorating the Patriotic War of 1812 was established on August 30, 1814, to reward the "fathers and elders" of noble families and "having excellent and important merit" merchants. Nobles wore a medal on the ribbon of the Order of St. Vladimir, merchants - on the ribbon of the Order of St. Anne. The nobility was allowed to keep the medal from the descendants, however, without the right to wear it by the descendants.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1814) | |||||||||||||||
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