Russia, Imperial. A Medal For The Annexation Of Crimea GTRexclude December 1954

December 1954

Accompanied by three Ribbon Bars: First Bar: Presidential Unit Citation with two bronze stars and Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal with four bronze stars

A gas shell explosion forced him back into the trench

000 men in four years

with the lower half of the image overlaid by his handwritten signature in black ink

Russia, Imperial. A Medal For The Annexation Of Crimea GTRexclude December 1954Constructed of tin, the obverse bearing a raised and rightward facing bust of Empress Catherine II (the Great), circumscribed by name and title in Cyrillic, the reverse bearing a detailed map of Crimea, southern Ukraine, and the Sea of Azov, situated above a Cyrillic inscription indicating that the medal was issued to commemorate the 1783 annexation of Crimea by the Russian Empire (presented as 8 April according to the Old Style calendar, instead of