A Russian Imperial Medal For The Centenary Of The 1812 War Newly Listed bronze gilt with white

bronze gilt with white

given by the Canadian Government as a token of appreciation of the sacrifice made by them

then returned home to Canada after the war

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A Russian Imperial Medal For The Centenary Of The 1812 War Newly Listed bronze gilt with whiteBronze 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