An Imperial Russian Medal For The Centenary Of The 1812 War, 1812-1912 Newly Listed measuring 220 mm in length

measuring 220 mm in length and rating near mint

It reaches approximately 150 below the armpit and hooks through the uniform via a small reinforced hole

with vertical pinback

& First War Military Medal Group - Military Medal

An Imperial Russian Medal For The Centenary Of The 1812 War, 1812-1912 Newly Listed measuring 220 mm in lengthRussia (Imperial); Bronze gilt, obverse illustrating the right facing bust of Tsar Alexander I, reverse inscribed in Russian "1812 This Glorious Year Went By, But The Heroic Deeds Then Performed Will Never Pass 1912", 28 mm, loop suspension, spotting on the obverse, light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The medal was instituted on August 12, 1912 during the reign of Tsar Nicholas II and was created to commemorate the centenary of the end of