Russia, Imperial. An 1819 Medal For The Launch Of The Sloops Discovery And Benevolent certificate_of_authenticity suspended from a yellow ribbon

suspended from a yellow ribbon with the image of an evergreen tree and inscribed ""CANDIDATE FOR COMMANDER IN CHIEF / Denver

the text below identifies Empleads Gustave Bischoff as the recipient

Fighting in defence of the Roman Republic and as Garibaldi's chief of staff

1907-present issued

and caused him to return his collar in protest

Russia, Imperial. An 1819 Medal For The Launch Of The Sloops Discovery And Benevolent certificate_of_authenticity suspended from a yellow ribbonConstructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a raised and rightward facing profile of Tsar Alexander I, circumscribed by name and title in Russian Cyrillic, the reverse bearing a plain Cyrillic inscription indicating that the medal was issued in 1819 to commemorate the launch of the sloops (DISCOVERY) and (BENEVOLENT), unmarked, measuring 42 mm in diameter, in near extremely fine condition.