Award Medal for the Capture of the Turkish Fortress of Bazardzhik, 1810. Novodel.
Award Medal for the Capture of the Turkish Fortress of Bazardzhik, 1810. Novodel. Silver. 32.2 mm. By C. Leberecht. Bit 619Б (R3), cf.Diakov 334.2. Head of Alexander I right, signed below C. Leberecht f. / Five-line legend with date “22 May 1810” below. Integral loop. Bitkin lists this medal as an original issue, but new research shows it to be a Novodel. Very rare. Condition: Light hairlines. Toned