Two commemorative medals of distinction “For Excellence in Marksmanship,” made...
Two commemorative medals of distinction “For Excellence in Marksmanship,”
made of 84 zolotniks of silver (875 parts per thousand).
One bears the initials “M.L.” in Cyrillic engraved on the reverse. On the other, the year “1913” is engraved on the obverse, and the reverse bears the inscription “147th Samara Infantry Regiment, for Private Arseni Malyshev of the 3rd Company, Barracks No. 296.”
St. Petersburg, 1908–1917.
Silversmiths: “G.K.” and “G.S.” in Cyrillic.
Diameter: 2.6 and 2.9 cm. Weight: 7.1 and 6.5 g.
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Two commemorative medals of distinction “For Excellence in Marksmanship,”
made of 84 zolotniks of silver (875 parts per thousand).
One bears the initials “M.L.” in Cyrillic engraved on the reverse. On the other, the year “1913” is engraved on the obverse, and the reverse bears the inscription “147th Samara Infantry Regiment, for Private Arseni Malyshev of the 3rd Company, Barracks No. 296.”
St. Petersburg, 1908–1917.
Silversmiths: “G.K.” and “G.S.” in Cyrillic.
Diameter: 2.6 and 2.9 cm. Weight: 7.1 and 6.5 g.
Estimate
Time, Location
Auction House
