Imperial Russia Original Medal 1853-1856 Crimean War Russian Empire

Description: Russian Empire Original Medal 1853 - 1856 Crimean War authentic medallion. Denomination: Medal - for participants in the Crimean War (1853-1856) Mint Year: 1856.Diameter: 28mm (without loop) Weight: 10.66gm Obverse: Illuminated triangle containing all-seeing eye above crowned royal ciphers of Tsars Nicholas I and Alexander II. Dates of the war below 1853-1854-1855-1856. Reverse: Legend in five lines. Legend: "НА ТЯ ГОСПОДИ УПОВАХОМЪ, ДА НЕ ПОСТЪIДИМСЯ ВО ВЕКИI" Translated: "We have set our hopes in Thee O Lord, Let us never be ashamed." Item's details and condition as presented in the photos. I'm always willing to answer any questions or special inquiries so please do not hesitate to contact me. Free Shipping via Hellenic Post (ELTA) using registered First-class Priority Airmail with online tracking number and "Signed for" delivery. (approx. delivery time:15-20 days for US and 10-12 for Europe) The Crimean War (1853–1856) was Europe's greatest war between 1815 and 1914, pitting first Turkey, then France and England, and finally Piedmont–Sardinia against Russia. The incautious and miscalculated decision by Nicholas I to activate his southern army corps and Black Sea fleet in late December 1852 can be attributed to several general misperceptions: the official myth that Russia legally protected the Ottoman Orthodox; disinformative claims of Ottoman perfidy regarding the Orthodox–Catholic dispute over Christian Holy Places; and illusions of Austrian loyalty and British friendship. Attempts to interest the British in a partition of the Ottoman Empire failed. Britain followed France in sending a fleet to the Aegean to back Turkey, after Russia's extraordinary ambassador to Istanbul, Alexander Menshikov, acted peremptorily, following the tsar's instructions, in March 1852. Blaming Turkish obstinacy on the British ambassador Stratford de Redcliffe, the Russians refused to accept the Ottoman compromise proposal on the Holy Places on the grounds that it skirted the protection issue. Russia broke relations with Turkey in May and occupied Moldavia and Wallachia in July.... Thank you for your interested in my collections! I hope you find that something special you 're looking for! Miltiadis

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