Russia, Imperial. A Medal for the Liberation of Moscow 1812, by Alexey Klepikov Buy Now all opening with reinforced horizontal

all opening with reinforced horizontal flap and reinforced buttonholes meeting pebbled

including a colour picture postcard presenting a painting of the SMS Gefion

Footnote: Air Raid Precautions (ARP) was an organization in the United Kingdom set up as an aid in the prelude to the Second World War dedicated to the protection of civilians from the danger of air-raids

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Russia, Imperial. A Medal for the Liberation of Moscow 1812, by Alexey Klepikov Buy Now all opening with reinforced horizontalConstructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a raised and leftward facing profile of Tsar Alexander I in medieval armour and wielding a spear with an ornately decorated shield executed in high relief, circumscribed by a Russian Cyrillic inscription of (RODOMYSL OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY), the reverse bearing a raised depiction of a seated female personification of the city of Moscow, situated behind a helmeted warrior wielding a sword and shield