Russia, Imperial. An 1863 Commemorative Medal For The Centenary Of The Moscow Educational House Hold 93 mm (w) x 53

93 mm (w) x 53

obverse featuring an upward facing crescent moon and the cypher of Sultan Abdulaziz

with un-sharpened edges and a semi-sharp tip

the interior with a black-and-white photograph of Wiesmeier in the uniform of a Waffen-SS Mann

His citation for the award from the White House in Washington

Russia, Imperial. An 1863 Commemorative Medal For The Centenary Of The Moscow Educational House Hold 93 mm (w) x 53Constructed of bronze, the obverse bearing raised and rightward facing profiles of Tsar Alexander II and Tsarina Maria, circumscribed by names and titles in Russian Cyrillic, with a date of 1863, the reverse bearing a raised depiction of the female personification of wisdom, surrounded by children and situated beneath the symbol of providence, circumscribed by Cyrillic inscriptions indicating that the medal was issued to celebrate the 1863 centenary