An Imperial Russian Medal For The Centenary Of The 1812 War, 1812-1912 Auction Archive The top of the stein

The top of the stein is neatly engraved with an inscription that commemorates the owner's time as an unteroffizier with his unit in Kassel

It is marked with the RZM (Reichszeugmeisterei) insignia and maker marked "M7/36" (E

RAF Station Henlow

" His citation for the award is found in the Governor General's Records

Lüdenscheid - RZM M9/20” on the reverse

An Imperial Russian Medal For The Centenary Of The 1812 War, 1812-1912 Auction Archive The top of the steinRussia (Imperial); Bronze gilt, obverse illustrating the right facing bust of Tsar Alexander I, reverse inscribed in Russian "1812 This Glorious Year Went By, But The Heroic Deeds Then Performed Will Never Pass 1912", 28 mm, loop suspension, spotting on the obverse, light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The medal was instituted on August 12, 1912 during the reign of Tsar Nicholas II and was created to commemorate the centenary of the end of