Medaile za chrabrost ve finských vodách (1789)

Medal for Bravery in Finnish Waters
Медаль За храбрость на водах финских
     
Název:
Name:
Medaile za chrabrost ve vodách finských Medal for Bravery in Finnish Waters
Název v originále:
Original Name:
Медаль За храбрость на водах финских
Datum vzniku:
Date of Establishment:
DD.MM.1789
Datum zániku:
Date of Termination:
DD.MM.1917
Struktura:
Structure:
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Zdroje:
Sources:
Václav A. Měřička:
Ruská vojenská vyznamenání z let 1687-1917 ( Edice militaria 1995)
Кузнецов А., Чепурнов Н. Наградная медаль. в 2-х тт. 1992.
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Název:
Name:
Medaile za chrabrost ve vodách finských Medal for Bravery in Finnish Waters
Název v originále:
Original Name:
Медаль За храбрость на водах финских
Datum vzniku:
Date of Establishment:
DD.MM.1789
Datum zániku:
Date of Termination:
DD.MM.1917
Komponenty:
Components:
Medaile se stuhou -
Klenot:
Badge:
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Klenot foto avers:
Badge Photo Obverse:
Klenot foto revers:
Badge Photo Reverse:
Hvězda:
Star:
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Hvězda foto avers:
Star Photo Obverse:
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Hvězda foto revers:
Star Photo Reverse:
Stužka:
Ribbon Bar:
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Fotografie:
Photograph:
Poznámka:
Note:
- -
Zdroje:
Sources:
Václav A. Měřička:
Ruská vojenská vyznamenání z let 1687-1917 ( Edice militaria 1995)
Кузнецов А., Чепурнов Н. Наградная медаль. в 2-х тт. 1992.
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Medal For the victory over the Swedes in the waters of the Finnish
За храбрость на водах финских.


The medal was established in 1789 as a tribute to the brave soldiers and officers, who in the battle on 13. August 1793 destroyed the fleet of the king of sweden. It is about the struggle of Russian naval forces on the Baltic in the Finnish and Bothnian bay. It was granted to a total of 14 236 pcs of this medal. The author of the decoration is the medal designer And. Ivanov

The medal was intended for sailors, soldiers and non-commissioned officers in the diameter 30 and 40 mm.
To award the bravery of the officers was minted gold medals.

Description of the medal:

Avers:
Medal has both sides slightly raised edge. In the area of the medal is the bust of the empress Catherine II. displayed from the right side. The empress has on her head a small crown and over the right shoulder velkostuhu the order of St. Andrew Prvořečeného. A copy of the medal:

"Б • М • ЕКАТЕРИНА • II • IМП И САМОД • ВСЕРОСС •"

At the edge of the bottom of the medal is the signature medailéra:
"T • IВАНОВЪ."


Reverse:
On the back side is in six rows of the decomposed inscription:

"ЗА | ХРАБРОСТЬ | НА ВОДАХЪ | ФИНСКИХЪ. АВГУСТА 13. | 1789 ГОДА | ..“

The diameter of the silver medal is 39(40) mm. Weight for 21.88 g. Were built in total 14 236 pcs of medals.


RIBBON:
The medal was worn on the famous ribbon of the order of St. George..
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