RUSSIAN MEDALS. BADGES. Volhynian Leib-Guard Infantry Regiment. Provisional Government. 1917. Pertograd. By Kortman. Silvered bronze, enamel. P/B 3.1.23. Inscribed recipient's name on a low ribbon: Rare first Revolutionary badge. Condition: Enamel has been replaced, otherwise nice and impressive
Volhyn regiment was the very first to take people's side after Nicholas II abdicate from the throne. Those named badges were given to those soldiers, who personally took part in February events in Petrograd.
Estimate: US$ 2,500