Nicholas II. Russo-Japanese war 1904-1905.
1) Light bronze award medal. Unsigned. Integrated loop. 28 mm. 14,8 gr. R1. XF. With ribbon. Barac 627; Diakov 1406.1; Werlich 122 (type I).
2) Light bronze award medal. Unsigned. Integrated loop. Private purchase. 28,4 mm. 11,3 gr. R1. XF. Barac 627; Diakov 1406.1; Werlich 122 (type I).

Obverse with the all-seeing eye in the center, surrounded by rays. Below are the dates 1904-1905.
Reverse with a five-line inscription:

ДА
ВОЗНЕСЕТЪ
ВАСЪ ГОСПОДЬ
ВЪ СВОЕ
ВРЕМѦ.
(Let God take you in his time).

The ribbon is a combination of the order of St. George (orange moire with three equally spaced black stripes) and red.
The shape of the rays of medal 2 differs from the official medals indicating that this medal was probably privately manufactured as a replacement.

These medals were instituted on 1 January 1906. The light bronze medal was awarded to all generals, commissioned officers, non-commissioned officers, enlisted men of the Imperial Russian army and navy, members of the militia, border guard and volunteers who participated in one or more battles on land or sea during the Russo-Japanese war 1904-1905.

Lit: Barac4, 1494; Diakov7, 260; Werlich, 59-60; Westwood, 94-115.