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Nicholas II. Russo-Japanese war 1904-1905.
Silver award medal. Unsigned. Integrated loop. 28 mm. 14,9 gr. R1. XF. Barac 625; Diakov 1406.1; Werlich 122 (type I).
Obverse with the all-seeing eye in the center, surrounded by rays. Below the dates 1904-1905.
Reverse with five-line inscription:
ДА
ВОЗНЕСЕТЪ
ВАСЪ ГОСПОДЬ
ВЪ СВОЕ
ВРЕМѦ.
(Let God take you in his time).
The ribbon is a combination of the order of St. George (orange moire with three equally spaced black stripes) and red.
This medal was instituted on 1 January 1906. The silver medal was awarded to individuals, civil or military, who were stationed in Port Arthur or its fortified region from May 12, 1904, to the end of the siege on
December 20, 1904. It was also awarded to all members of the border guard and Kuantung volunteer home guard, chaplains, doctors, medics and nurses, members of the Red Cross, and other civil servants who were present at Port Arthur during the siege and to civilians who participated in the defense of the city.
Lit: Barac4, 1494; Diakov7, 260; Werlich, 59-60; Westwood, 94-115.
Silver award medal. Unsigned. Integrated loop. 28 mm. 14,9 gr. R1. XF. Barac 625; Diakov 1406.1; Werlich 122 (type I).
Obverse with the all-seeing eye in the center, surrounded by rays. Below the dates 1904-1905.
Reverse with five-line inscription:
ДА
ВОЗНЕСЕТЪ
ВАСЪ ГОСПОДЬ
ВЪ СВОЕ
ВРЕМѦ.
(Let God take you in his time).
The ribbon is a combination of the order of St. George (orange moire with three equally spaced black stripes) and red.
This medal was instituted on 1 January 1906. The silver medal was awarded to individuals, civil or military, who were stationed in Port Arthur or its fortified region from May 12, 1904, to the end of the siege on
December 20, 1904. It was also awarded to all members of the border guard and Kuantung volunteer home guard, chaplains, doctors, medics and nurses, members of the Red Cross, and other civil servants who were present at Port Arthur during the siege and to civilians who participated in the defense of the city.
Lit: Barac4, 1494; Diakov7, 260; Werlich, 59-60; Westwood, 94-115.