Catherine II. Capture of Fortress Ochakov 6 December 1788.
Silver award medal. Unsigned. 25 x 37 mm. 6,1 gr. R3. Integrated loop has broken off. VF. Barac 61; Diakov 210.2.

Obverse with a crowned cipher of Catherine II and crossed laurel and palm branches.
Reverse with a nine-line inscription:
ЗА
ХРАБРОСТЬ
ОКАЗАННУЮ
ПРИ
ВЗЯТЬѢ
ОЧАКОВА
ДЕКАБРЯ
6 ∙ ДНЯ
1788 ∙
(for bravery shown in the capture of Ochakov. December 6th day, 1788).

This medal was instituted on 16 April 1789 and awarded to non-commissioned officers and enlisted men who participated in the storming of the Turkish fortress Ochakov on 6 December 1788. The Russians lost 956 dead and at least 1.829 wounded during the assault in bitterly cold weather.

Lit: Barac4, 1450; Diakov2, 210; Duffy, 185-188; Werlich, 33.