Medal commemorating the centenary of the Battle of Borodino, 1912
Medal commemorating the centenary of the Battle of Borodino, 1912. Belonged to Capt Stanislas Niewiarowski (1879-1934). Obverse: Head of Czar Alexander I (right). Reverse: An inscription in Cyrillic commemorating the glorious year 1812, with the dates '1812-1912'. Suspended from a ribbon with equal stripes of black, red, black.
Object Details
| ID: | MEC2256 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Places: | Russia |
| Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Borodino, 1812 |
| Date made: | 1912 |
| People: | Tsar Alexander I of Russia |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 28 mm |