The Persian War Medal is a state award of the Russian Empire . The establishment of the medal was associated with the end of the Russian-Persian war , which took place in 1826-1828.
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| A country |  Russian empire | ||
| Type of | medal | ||
| To whom was awarded | participants in the Russian-Persian war (1826-1828) | ||
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| Established | March 15, 1828 | ||
| Founder | Nicholas I | ||
| Number of awards | 30,000 medals minted | ||
| Diameter | 25 mm | ||
| Material | silver | ||
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Basic Information
The medal "For the Persian War" was established on March 15, 1828 by Emperor Nicholas I [1] [2] .
Award Order
A medal was awarded to all those who took part in the Russian-Persian war (1826-1828) . All generals , officers and lower ranks were awarded, both combatant and non-combatant [2] [3] . The deadline for submitting applications for awarding was set: September 1, 1832 [2] [4] .
Medal Description
The medal was made of silver . Diameter 25 mm. On the front side of the coin in the center is two lines of the date of the three years of the war: “ 1826, 1827, 1828. ” Along the side of the coin are two ribbon-shaped laurel branches. In the upper part of the front side is the image of the all-seeing eye of the Lord , surrounded by radiance. On the back there is an inscription in three lines: “ FOR THE PERSIAN WAR. ". Under the inscription is a curved line [2] [5] .
A total of 30,000 medals were minted. The coinage was made at the St. Petersburg Mint [2] . The medal has coinage options that differ in details, and there is also a variant of the coin with a diameter of 22 mm [1] . There are also froch versions of medals with a diameter of 12 mm [6] .
Wear Order
The medal had an eyelet for attaching to a block or ribbon. The medal should be worn on the chest. Ribbon medals - combined St. George - Vladimir [1] [2] ․
Medal Images
Obverse
Reverse
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Medal "For the Persian War" . Site "Awards of Imperial Russia 1702-1917.". Date of treatment December 31, 2012. Archived January 6, 2013.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 Peters D. I. Award medals of the Russian Empire of the 19th — 20th centuries. Catalog. - M .: Archaeographic Center, 1996. - S. 115. - 291 p. - ISBN 5-86169-043-X . No. 90
- ↑ Potrashkov S.V. Awards of the USSR, Russia and Ukraine. - Kharkov: Book Club "Family Leisure Club", 2011. - P. 83–84. - 416 p. - ISBN 978-5-9910-1393-2 .
- ↑ Complete collection of laws of the Russian Empire , collection II. - SPb. , 1831. - T. 6/2. - S. 349. No. 5041
- ↑ Smirnov V.P. Description of Russian medals. No. 446 . - SPb. , 1908. - S. 228.
- ↑ Kuznetsov Alexander Alexandrovich, Chepurnov Nikolai Ivanovich. Award medal. In 2 volumes. - M .: Patriot, 1992 .-- T. 1 (1701-1917). - S. 132. - ISBN 5-7030-0452-7 .
Literature
- Chepurnov N.I. Award medals of the Russian State. - M .: Russian World, 2000 .-- S. 293. - 768 p. - ISBN 5-89577-024-X .