The Medal “For the Capture of Bazardzhik” , or “For the difference in capturing an attack by Bazardzhik” , is the medal of the Russian Empire , which was awarded to soldiers who participated in the capture of Bazardzhik on May 22, 1810.
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| A country |  Russian empire | ||
| Type of | medal | ||
| To whom was awarded | the soldiers who participated in the capture of Bazardzhik | ||
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| Established | June 13, 1810 | ||
| Founder | Alexander I | ||
| Number of awards | 15,175 awarded | ||
| Diameter | 31 mm | ||
| Material | silver | ||
| Medallion | K. A. Leberecht [~ 1] [1] | ||
Basic Information
The medal "For the capture of Bazardzhik" was established [2] [3] by Alexander I on June 13, 1810 in connection with the victory of the Russian army during the capture of the Turkish fortress Bazardzhik (now the Bulgarian city of Dobrich ). The decree on the establishment was announced by Minister of War M. B. Barclay de Tolly to the Director of the Cabinet of His Imperial Majesty D. A. Guryev [4] [5] [6] . On October 10, 1810, Barclay de Tolly informed Guryev that the emperor approved the sample of the medal and that it was necessary to make 18,828 medals and send them to the army as they were made [7] .
Medals were minted at the St. Petersburg Mint ; during the period from December 1810 to May 1811, 18,828 medals were minted in several batches [5] [7] . The order for the manufacture of ribbons for medals was received by the Moscow merchant Migulin [7] , in his factory for the period from December 1810 to April 1811, 9414 arshins of the medal ribbon were made and sent to the Ministry of War [~ 2] , that is, half an arshin [~ 3 ] ribbon accounted for one medal [5] .
Award Order
By decree [2] [3] of Alexander I , all soldiers and non-commissioned officers of the corps of Lieutenant General Kamensky 1 , who participated in the capture of Bazardzhik during the Russo-Turkish War, were to be awarded [4] . Most of the soldiers received awards before the Patriotic War of 1812 , by this time more than 14 thousand medals had been sent to active units. Medals were issued until 1820, and, according to D.I. Peters, the total number of recipients was 15,175. Some soldiers did not receive medals, since they died during the wars and did not live to be awarded. After the death of the awarded, it was supposed to hand over the medal to the inspectorate department of the Ministry of War , and from there send it back for remelting to the St. Petersburg Mint [5] .
In addition, it is known that 11 soldiers who distinguished themselves most in the battle for Bazardzhik received the insignia of the Order of St. Anne (No. 11847-11858). Many officers were awarded various orders . For distinguished officers who did not receive any orders, a cross “For the capture of Bazardzhik” [4] [5] [7] was established .
Medal Description
The medal was made of silver . Diameter 31 mm. The edge is smooth [1] . On the front side of the coin is a portrait of Alexander I without any imperial attributes, facing right. Along the edge of the coin around the circumference is the inscription " ALEXANDER I IMP.VSEROSS. ". On the reverse side of the coin is a horizontal inscription in seven lines:
- BEHIND
- EXCELLENT
- AT TAKING
- PRISTUPOM
- BAZARJIKA
- MAY 22
- 1810 g.
- EXCELLENT
Along the circumference along the edge there is a row of small beads [6] [8] .
Two variants of the stamp of medals are known, which differ mainly in the details of the image on the obverse, as well as with the signature of the medalist - “ C. Leberecht f. "( K. A. Leberecht ). The medalist of the second version of the medal did not leave a signature on the stamp and there is no information about it [1] .
Wear Order
The medal had an eye for attaching to the tape. The medal should be worn in the buttonhole. Ribbon of the medal - St. George's [4] .
Medal Images
Obverse
Reverse
Comments
- ↑ The medal of the second variant of the medal is unknown [1] .
- ↑ Around 6695 meters.
- ↑ About 35-36 cm.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Bitkin V.V. Consolidated Catalog of Russian Medals. Award medals to wear. - Kiev: Juno-coin, 2008 .-- S. 403. - 882 p. - ISBN 966-9551-3-11 . No. 619, 620
- ↑ 1 2 Complete collection of laws of the Russian Empire , collection 1. - St. Petersburg. - T. 31. - S. 212. , No. 24 258a
- ↑ 1 2 Demmen M. Collection of decrees on monetary and medal affairs in Russia 1649-1881. In 3 volumes. - SPb. , 1887. - T. 2. - S. 300-301.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Peters D. I. Award medals of the Russian Empire of the 19th — 20th centuries. Catalog . - M .: Archaeographic Center, 1996. - S. 61. - 291 p. - ISBN 5-86169-043-X . No. 42
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Peters D. I. On the History of the Establishment of Award Medals of Russia for the Capture of Bazardzhik // Transactions of the Russian State Military Historical Archive , Issue II. - M. , 1998 .-- S. 99-103 .
- ↑ 1 2 Medal "For distinction when captured by an attack of Bazardzhik" . Site "Awards of Imperial Russia 1702-1917.". Date of treatment July 3, 2014. Archived March 23, 2013.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Peters D. I. From the History of the Establishment of Some Award Medals of Russia in the First Quarter of the 19th Century // Award Medals of Russia of the 19th — 20th Centuries. and civil war . - M .: Archaeographic Center, 1996.- S. 55, 68. - 210 p. - ISBN 5-86169-042-1 .
- ↑ Smirnov V.P. Description of Russian medals .. - St. Petersburg. , 1908. - S. 198. , No. 363a
Literature
- Chepurnov N.I. Award medals of the Russian State. - M .: Russian World, 2000 .-- S. 237. - 768 p. - ISBN 5-89577-024-X .
- Dyakov M. E. Medals of the Russian Empire, part 3, 1796-1825. - M .: ZAO Dukhovnaya Niva, 2006. - P. 105. - 191 p. - ISBN 5-87785-038-5 .
- Izotova M.A., Tsareva T. B. Orders and medals of Russia and the USSR. - Rostov-on-Don: LLC Publishing House Valdis, 2010. - S. 174-175. - 736 p. - ISBN 978-5-9567-0960-3 .
- Potrashkov S.V. Awards of Russia. - M .: Eksmo , 2009 .-- S. 101-103. - 288 p. - ISBN 978-5-699-34135-1 .
- Kuznetsov A.A., Chepurnov N.I. Award medal. In 2 volumes. - M .: Patriot, 1992 .-- T. 1 (1701-1917). - S. 105-106. - ISBN 5-7030-0452-7 .
- Peters D. I. From the history of the establishment of some award medals in Russia in the first quarter of the 19th century // Transactions of the State Historical Museum . - M. , 1992. - Vol. 80. Numismatics, bonistics, faleristics. Research and materials. Numismatic collection, part XI . - S. 108-117 .
- Collection of Russian medals. - SPb. , 1846. - T. 4. - S. 68. No. 285
- Strukov D.P. Chapter XII. Medals and crosses in memory of outstanding military events and individual military exploits // Historical essay on regalia and signs of the Russian army distinction. - SPb. , 1902. - T. III. 1801-1855 - S. 111-112.
Links
- Medal "For the capture of the attack of Bazardzhik." 1810 (unavailable link) . Directory of orders and medals from the Russian Empire to the present day. Date of treatment February 26, 2013. Archived March 23, 2013.