Russia, Imperial. A Medal For The Annexation Of Crimea Auction Second patch screen-printed in red

Second patch screen-printed in red

reverse centre presenting the Saxon coat of arms (alternating horizontal black and gold stripes with a diagonal rue crown)

machine embroidered on field green wool

To justify this decoration

Riegersdorf/Bodenbach

Russia, Imperial. A Medal For The Annexation Of Crimea Auction Second patch screen-printed in redConstructed 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