Russia, Imperial. An 1812 British-Made Medallion Commemorating Tsar Alexander I For The Napoleonic Wars, By Thomas Wyon Auction Archive Shark (1936) and Sea Lion

Shark (1936) and Sea Lion (1937-39)

leaving for his new unit in the field on July 11th

Penzner was quoted as saying "I have a continuous lingering pain behind the lower part of my breast bone and in the pit of my stomach

Very scarce in silver

1940 he was awarded the War Merit Cross with Swords

Russia, Imperial. An 1812 British-Made Medallion Commemorating Tsar Alexander I For The Napoleonic Wars, By Thomas Wyon Auction Archive Shark (1936) and Sea LionConstructed of silvered feinzink, the obverse bearing a raised and rightward facing bust of Tsar Alexander I, circumscribed by name and title in English, the reverse bearing a central wreathed inscription of THE AVENGER OF EUROPE, circumscribed by an inscription of THE HEROIC DEFENDER OF HIS COUNTRY and a date of 1812 in Roman numerals, the obverse marked WYON for British medallist and later Royal Mint chief engraver Thomas Wyon, measuring 44. 65 mm