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MOURAVIEV CAMPAIGN ALSO KNOWN AS EGYPTIAN WAR
Vernon's-2000 catalogue value: $ 550.00. Page -425. Item# 201
This bronze medal was instituted in 1834 and was awarded to
commissioned officers, non-commissioned officers and enlisted
men who served under General Mouraviev in 1833 when, upon the
order of the Emperor, he supported the Turkish Sultan against
the rebel Mahomet Ali. Mahomet Ali unsccessfully attempted
to establish an autonomous regimein the then Turkish Province
of Egypt. Russia's support of the Sultan was through no love of
the Turkish Empire, but an effort to prevent the revolt of
subjugated noations to sovereign power.
Obverse has the monogram of Emperor Nicholas I topped by
an Imperial Crown. Reverse has the date 1833 surrounded by
a laurel wreath.
DIAMETER: 26 mm.
NO RIBBON.
ITEM: 1833 Egyptian War Medal
Price: $ 550.00 * ON SALE NOW $ 350.00 *
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