Russia, Imperial. An 1899 Table Medal For The Franco-Russian Exhibition In St. Petersburg Newly Listed 1886 in Schlettstadt (present-day Sélestat

1886 in Schlettstadt (present-day Sélestat

as part of the 28th Division during the Second Battle of Ypres

the cotton lined waist pocket on the left side is manufacturer stamped in black ink

each with reinforced eyelets

the fingers giving the "V" sign for Victory

Russia, Imperial. An 1899 Table Medal For The Franco-Russian Exhibition In St. Petersburg Newly Listed 1886 in Schlettstadt (present-day SélestatConstructed of bronze with enamels, the obverse bearing two raised female figures symbolizing Marianne (France) and Mother Russia, flanked on the left by a red enameled Geneva Cross and on the right by a raised depiction of St. Isaacs Cathedral, set above an inscription of ST. PETERSBOURG and a date of 1899 in Roman numerals, and below an inscription of EXPOSITION FRANCO RUSSE, the reverse bearing a Russian Cyrillic inscription similarly identifying