Russia, Imperial. An 1899 Table Medal For The Franco-Russian Exhibition In St. Petersburg Newly Listed Type 4 - Semi Long

Type 4 - Semi Long version

as part of the 28th Division during the Second Battle of Ypres

for extraordinary heroism in operations against the enemy while serving as Pilot of a carrier-based Navy Torpedo Plane of Torpedo Squadron SIXTEEN (VT-16)

the cotton lined waist pocket on the left side is manufacturer stamped in black ink

Russia, Imperial. An 1899 Table Medal For The Franco-Russian Exhibition In St. Petersburg Newly Listed Type 4 - Semi LongConstructed of bronze with enamels, the obverse bearing two raised female figures symbolizing Marianne (France) and Mother Russia, flanked on the left by a red enameled Geneva Cross and on the right by a raised depiction of St. Isaacs Cathedral, set above an inscription of ST. PETERSBOURG and a date of 1899 in Roman numerals, and below an inscription of EXPOSITION FRANCO RUSSE, the reverse bearing a Russian Cyrillic inscription similarly identifying