1912 Imperial Russian medal for 1812 Napoleonic war Tsarist Russia award badge

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1912 Imperial Russian Commemorative medal for 100 years celebration of 1812 Napoleonic War.
Mounted on original St. Vladimir ribbon. Same ribbons were used for Imperial Russian St. Vladimir orders.
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". Moderate gilt wear, near extremely fine.
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 the campaign on Russian soil against the Napoleonic invaders. It was awarded to all ranks of the military personnel who took part in the official ceremonies in Moscow and in the parades held on the fields of Borodino, to civilians who had actively assisted in the preparations of the ceremony and to a wide range of officials who were present at the festivities.
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