A Russian Imperial Medal For The Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905 Auction 1940 and May 31st

1940 and May 31st

mounted to a 107 mm x 145 mm board

A battalion of Light Infantry and the 40th Regiment were the first to oppose them

Both the eagle and the cockade are neatly handstitched in place

" It pronounces the cost of the booklet in two locations on the front cover as "Price: ONE PENNY"

A Russian Imperial Medal For The Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905 Auction 1940 and May 31stDescription: Bronze gilt, 27. 8 mm, scattered gilt loss, edge nicks, very fine. Footnote: The medal was instituted on January 21, 1906 during the reign of Tsar Nicholas II, to commemorate the 1904 1905 conflict between the Russian and the Japanese Empires.