Nicholas II. For campaigns in Central Asia.
Light bronze award medal. Unsigned. Integrated loop. 29 mm. 13,9 gr. R2. XF. Barac 614; Diakov 1185.1; Werlich 117.

Obverse with four crowned monograms; Nicholas I, Alexander III, Nicholas II, and Alexander II.
Reverse with a four-line inscription:

ЗА
ПОХОДЫ ВЪ
СРЕДНЕЙ АЗІИ
1853-1895 Г.Г.
(For campaigns in Central Asia 1853-1895).

This medal was instituted on 26 July 1896. For a long period, the Central Asian tribesmen revolted regularly and it took a large portion of the Russian army to control the peace. The light bronze medal was awarded to officers, non-commissioned officers, enlisted men of the Imperial Russian army, militia, and volunteers who participated in the various Central Asian campaigns, but who did not take part in any battle.

Lit: Barac4, 1493; Diakov7, 84; Werlich, 57-58.