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RUSSIAN EMPIRE: Nicholas I, 1825-1855, AE medal, 1829, Diakov-1788, 65mm, Russian Imperial eagle within ornate wreath, medal by P.A. Klepikov signed below with date 1837 // Russian soldier holding double eagle standard and shield in Roman style, nude dead Persian soldier with lion & sun shield below breached walls of the Fortress at Erevan, rarely encountered type, lovely About Unc. On October 1, 1827, during the Russian-Persian War, troops under the command of I.F. Paskevich stormed the last fortress at the borders of Armenian Persia in Erevan (Yerevan) and marched to Nakhichevan and then to Tauris. For the capture of the fortress Paskevich was awarded the Order of St. George II degree, and in March 1828 he was elevated to the Count's dignity with the name Count Paskevich-Erivansky. As noted in the Diakov catalog, "The series consists of 12 medals based on the drawings by Count F. Tolstoy on the events of the Russian-Turkish War of 1826-1829 and the Russo-Persian War of 1826-28. At the end of 1830 Tolstoy received an order to create these medals. The artist created in wax all the reverses, as well as portrait of Nicholas I for the obverse. When approving designs for the medals the Tsar ordered to substitute this portrait for the Russian coat of arms-the two-headed eagle. From 1837 to 1839 A. Lyalin and P.A. Klepikov cut the dies for the series. The series was completed by the end of 1840."

Estimate: 300-400 USD