Russia, Imperial. A Silver Medal for the Tercentenary of Luther’s 95 Theses in Finland, by Fyodor Tolstoy consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac as opposed to the German

as opposed to the German “MAI”

In the Great War he served with the South African Miscellaneous Trades Company

The cap band insignia measures 68 mm (w) x 45 mm (h)

measuring 219 mm (w) x 297 mm (h) and constructed of heavy paper

A Leopold cross paty constructed of gilt bronze and multi-coloured enamels

Russia, Imperial. A Silver Medal for the Tercentenary of Luther’s 95 Theses in Finland, by Fyodor Tolstoy consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac as opposed to the GermanConstructed of silver, the obverse bearing a raised and seated Finnish Maiden resting her arm upon a shield bearing a raised coat of arms of the Grand Duchy of Finland, circumscribed by an inscription of AUSPICIIS FE LIX MAGNIS (HAPPY UNDER STRONG PROTECTION), in turn flanking the monogram of Tsar Alexander I, the reverse bearing a raised female personification of faith, circumscribed by an inscription of ALABATA RECEPIT PIGNORA (SHE HAS FOUND HER