Medal for the Passage Through Tornio into Sweden, in Bronze (Novodel)

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SKU: 02.RUS.0144.101.01.000

Estimated market value:

$750 USD

  • Medal for the Passage Through Tornio into Sweden, in Bronze (Novodel) Obverse and Reverse

Estimated market value:

$750 USD

Attributes

  • Country
    Russia
  • Composition
    Bronze
  • Inscription
    Obv: АІ Rev: за проходь вь швецїю чрезь торнео 1809
  • Size
    28mm

Physical Description and Item Details


Award Medal for “Passage into Sweden Through the Torneo River”, 1809. Bronze. 28.5 mm. Novodel. Bit H612 (R2). Crowned Alexander I cipher / Four- line legend, date below. Instituted 14 April 1809, for soldiers of Shuvalov who gained passage to Sweden across the Torneo River during the Russo-Swedish War of 1808-1809. Dark chestnut-brown.

History


This medal was established during the reign of Alexander I in commemoration of the crossing of Russian forces into Sweden through the town of Tornio.

It was conferred upon non-commissioned officers and enlisted men who participated in the battle at Kalix while heading into Sweden.

The reverse inscription translates to: "For Crossing into Sweden Through Tornio 1809".

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