“For the Battle of Lesnaya” - a medal awarded to participants in the battle of Lesnaya . Medals were made at the Kadashevsky Mint in Moscow . There were 4618 silver medals (diameter 28 mm) for distribution to the lower ranks for wearing on the St. Andrew's ribbon . For officers, they issued 6 types of gold medals in denominations of 13, 6, 5, 3, 2 and 1 chervonets, depending on the rank and merit (a total of 1140 gold medals). [1] In the Preobrazhensky regiment , 39 non-commissioned officers , 88 sergeants , captain army and corporals were awarded . [2] Frenchman Solomon Gwen and Saxon Gottfried Haupt worked on medals.
| Medal "For the Battle of Lesnoy" | |||
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| A country | Russian kingdom | ||
| Type of | Medal | ||
| To whom is awarded | lower ranks and officers | ||
| Award Basis | participants in the battle of Lesnaya | ||
| Status | not awarded | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Options | 28 mm (silver) | ||
| Established | 1708 | ||
| Number of awards | 5758 | ||
Description
On the front side of the coin is depicted Peter I with the inscription: “PETR. FIRST. UTI. ISAMOD. ALL-RUSSIA. " . On the reverse side of the coin is depicted Peter I on a rearing horse against the backdrop of the battle, and a ribbon with the inscription: “Worthy - Worthy” . On the edges of the medal there are inscriptions: “FOR LEUVENG: ”, “BATTLE . ” Below is the date: " 1708 ". [2]
See also
- Battle of the Forest
Notes
- ↑ WESTERN RUSSIA (inaccessible link) . Archived December 29, 2013.
- ↑ 1 2 For the victory at Lesnaya. 1708 .