gxseries Posted April 13, 2013 Report Share Posted April 13, 2013 Won this medal as it was a bargain: Don't have a lot of idea what this medal is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlueke Posted April 13, 2013 Report Share Posted April 13, 2013 You are correct. The imagery on the medal revives a classical theme to celebrate victory: A soldier stands over the fallen body of an enemy with a pile of weapons as trophy. The sickle and star on the shield clearly represent the Sultanate of the Ottomans. Since there appears to be a breached wall in the background and the date is 1828 this probably celebrates the victory at Varna. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve D'Ippolito Posted April 13, 2013 Report Share Posted April 13, 2013 You had me going there for a second. It's a crescent moon and star, not a sickle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STEVE MOULDING Posted April 13, 2013 Report Share Posted April 13, 2013 ...it is often called a sickle moon, but perhaps I'm giving too much credit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve D'Ippolito Posted April 13, 2013 Report Share Posted April 13, 2013 Whereas I heard "sickle" and was thinking of the agricultural implement and wondered where the hammer was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one-kuna Posted April 13, 2013 Report Share Posted April 13, 2013 i like David's star Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlueke Posted April 14, 2013 Report Share Posted April 14, 2013 Sorry, it's the German coming out, Sichelmond. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxseries Posted April 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2013 So when is this medal struck? I see three different years on it - 1828 which I presume is the year it's commemorating, the engraver's name which is dated 1837 under the eagle and 1839 - I suppose the dies were made in different years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlueke Posted April 14, 2013 Report Share Posted April 14, 2013 10th anniversary of the Peace? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EugeneG Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 Commemorative medal for the battle of Akhaltsikhe (1828). Diakov #1785 (R1). Struck in 1839. Medaliers are Lyalin and Klepikov, based on design and model done by Tolstoy. Not the area of my interest, but it wasn't hard for me to find this on google. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexbq2 Posted April 20, 2013 Report Share Posted April 20, 2013 These are very often galvano copies, when you receive it check the weight and ring the medal. Should be easy to check. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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