Russia, Imperial. A Commemorative Medal For Victory At The Battle Of Poltava Newly Listed with a General clearly visible

with a General clearly visible

measuring 69 mm (w) x 47 mm (h)

In a Letter to His Mother (from Colonel C

signed in blue ink by General Albert Vierling (1887-1969)

Russia, Imperial. A Commemorative Medal For Victory At The Battle Of Poltava Newly Listed with a General clearly visibleConstructed of silvered zink, the obverse bearing a raised depiction of Tsar Peter I (the Great) in full armour and mounted on a horse trampling fallen enemy combatants, circumscribed by patriotic slogans in Latin, situated above name and titles similarly presented in Latin, the reverse bearing a central depiction of Hercules wielding a club, surrounded by cannons and flag standards, overlaid a topographical map of Poltava, situated above a Latin