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Alexander II. Russo-Turkish War 1877-1878.
1) Silver award medal. Unsigned. Integrated loop. 27 mm. 11,8 gr. R1. VF. Barac 591; Diakov 845.1; Werlich 111.
2) Light bronze award medal. Unsigned. Integrated loop. 27 mm. 10,4 gr. VF. Barac 593; Diakov 845.1; Werlich 111.
Obverse with a Russian cross above a Turkish crescent. On the left the date 1877, and on the right 1878.
Reverse with the four-line inscription framed by a wreath of tied laurel branches:
НЕ НАМЪ,
НЕ НАМЪ,
АИМЕНИ
ТВОЕМУ.
(not for us, not for us, but for the sake of thy name).
These medals were Instituted on 17 April 1878. The silver medal was awarded to generals, commissioned officers, non-commissioned officers, enlisted men of the military forces who defended the Shipka Pass in the Balkan mountains of Central Bulgaria, the site of the Turkish defeat in 1877. Also to all those present during the blockade of the Turkish town of Bayazid, near the Iranian border, and to all individuals, civil and military, detailed to Shipka during the defense of the pass and to all participants, who took part in the storming of the Turkish fortress at Kars near the Armenian border in 1877.
The bronze medal was awarded to all generals, commissioned officers, non-commissioned officers,
enlisted men of the army, militia, volunteers, and the Bulgarian militia who took an active part in the
battles against the Turks. To all classes of naval personnel who participated in the battles against the Turks on the Danube and the Black Sea. To doctors, medical personnel, nurses, and chaplains if they carried out their duties in the field of battle and to officials of the military and civilian departments attached to the forces who took part in armed combat against the Turks.
Lit: Barac4, 1490; Diakov5, 221; Greene, 281-283; Menning, 51-86; Werlich, 55.
1) Silver award medal. Unsigned. Integrated loop. 27 mm. 11,8 gr. R1. VF. Barac 591; Diakov 845.1; Werlich 111.
2) Light bronze award medal. Unsigned. Integrated loop. 27 mm. 10,4 gr. VF. Barac 593; Diakov 845.1; Werlich 111.
Obverse with a Russian cross above a Turkish crescent. On the left the date 1877, and on the right 1878.
Reverse with the four-line inscription framed by a wreath of tied laurel branches:
НЕ НАМЪ,
НЕ НАМЪ,
АИМЕНИ
ТВОЕМУ.
(not for us, not for us, but for the sake of thy name).
These medals were Instituted on 17 April 1878. The silver medal was awarded to generals, commissioned officers, non-commissioned officers, enlisted men of the military forces who defended the Shipka Pass in the Balkan mountains of Central Bulgaria, the site of the Turkish defeat in 1877. Also to all those present during the blockade of the Turkish town of Bayazid, near the Iranian border, and to all individuals, civil and military, detailed to Shipka during the defense of the pass and to all participants, who took part in the storming of the Turkish fortress at Kars near the Armenian border in 1877.
The bronze medal was awarded to all generals, commissioned officers, non-commissioned officers,
enlisted men of the army, militia, volunteers, and the Bulgarian militia who took an active part in the
battles against the Turks. To all classes of naval personnel who participated in the battles against the Turks on the Danube and the Black Sea. To doctors, medical personnel, nurses, and chaplains if they carried out their duties in the field of battle and to officials of the military and civilian departments attached to the forces who took part in armed combat against the Turks.
Lit: Barac4, 1490; Diakov5, 221; Greene, 281-283; Menning, 51-86; Werlich, 55.