Russia, Imperial. An 1819 Medal For The Launch Of The Sloops Discovery And Benevolent United Republic of was promoted to the rank

was promoted to the rank of Captain (vice K

Lehn & Fink had acquired A

” with two punched holes and no string

OISE-AISNE (bronze gilt

scarce set of insignia

Russia, Imperial. An 1819 Medal For The Launch Of The Sloops Discovery And Benevolent United Republic of was promoted to the rankConstructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a raised and rightward facing profile of Tsar Alexander I, circumscribed by name and title in Russian Cyrillic, the reverse bearing a plain Cyrillic inscription indicating that the medal was issued in 1819 to commemorate the launch of the sloops (DISCOVERY) and (BENEVOLENT), unmarked, measuring 42 mm in diameter, in near extremely fine condition.