Russia, Imperial. A Rare Medal for the 200th Anniversary of the Battle of Gangut Hold and Collar Badge Pair (in

and Collar Badge Pair (in blackened bronze

It concludes with a Postscript

KOWARZIK below his bust

Bartholomew Richardson

Sergeant Lorne Gould Oliver (435843)

Russia, Imperial. A Rare Medal for the 200th Anniversary of the Battle of Gangut Hold and Collar Badge Pair (inConstructed of gilded bronze, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon affixed to a pentagonal backplate, the obverse bearing a rightward facing profile of Tsar Peter I (the Great), circumscribed by name and title, the reverse bearing a stylized depiction of Battle of Gangut (a pivotal naval engagement in the Great Northern War marking the Russian fleets first notable victory), circumscribed by an inscription of I I I I (ADHERENCE AND