Russia, Imperial. A 1752 Medal For The Opening Of The Kronstadt Naval Dockyard consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac detailing on the wing in

detailing on the wing in gray threading

The Battalion served in France and Belgium with the 9th Infantry brigade

silver screwback

the obverse consisting of a shield bearing a pair of crossed swords

Russia, Imperial. A 1752 Medal For The Opening Of The Kronstadt Naval Dockyard consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac detailing on the wing inConstructed of silvered zinc, the obverse bearing a raised and rightward facing bust of Empress Elizabeth, circumscribed by name and title in Latin, the reverse bearing an exceptionally detailed depiction of the Kronstadt naval dockyard, circumscribed by Latin inscriptions indicating that the medal was issued to commemorate the opening of the dockyard on 30 July 1752, engraver marked G. WCHTER for Georg Christian Waechter, measuring 64. 30 mm in