Russia, Imperial. An 1836 Medal For The Liberation Of Amsterdam Hold (Abzeichen Flugzeug-Fliegerschützen)

(Abzeichen Flugzeug-Fliegerschützen)

states that his formal enlistment did not take place until July 19

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 61-11903

measuring 258 mm (w) x 400 mm (h)

Instituted in 1943 (in bronze

Russia, Imperial. An 1836 Medal For The Liberation Of Amsterdam Hold (Abzeichen Flugzeug-Fliegerschützen)Constructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a raised and leftward facing profile of Tsar Alexander I in medieval armour and wielding a spear with an ornately decorated shield executed in high relief, circumscribed by a Russian Cyrillic inscription of (RODOMYSL OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY), the reverse bearing a detailed depiction of a helmets warrior clutching a sword and shield, raised the former toward a fallen enemy and using the latter to protect a