Badge commemorating the action at Chemulpo, 1904

Badge commemorating the action at Chemulpo, 1904. One-sided oval badge, resting on two crossed anchors, and showing the two vessels steaming to right. On the frame, (left), legend in Russian (To the memory of the 'Varyag'), (right), legend in Russian (And the 'Koreets'). Below, in the form of a monogram, 26.1.1904.

Object Details

ID: MEC2331
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Badge
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Places: Russia
Events: Russo-Japanese War: Action at Chemulpo, 1904
Vessels: Koreets fl.1904 (Russian); Varyag fl.1904 (Russian)
Date made: 1904
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 30 x 26 mm