Russia, Imperial. A 1783 Commemorative Medal For The Benefits Of The Russian Word Buy Now on a loop for suspension

on a loop for suspension from its period original tri-fold ribbon with a single repetition clasp indicating second award

measuring 60 mm (w) x 127 mm (h) each)

It was called "hitting the silk"

measuring 286 mm x 35 mm

Footnote:The Landsturm was responsible for the military training and distribution of all men capable of military service who didn’t serve in the regular army

Russia, Imperial. A 1783 Commemorative Medal For The Benefits Of The Russian Word Buy Now on a loop for suspensionConstructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a raised and rightward facing bust of Empress Catherine II (the Great), circumscribed by name and title in Cyrillic, the reverse bearing the Empress monogram, situated atop a radiant background and within a circular laurel leaf wreath, circumscribed by a Cyrillic inscription indicating that the medal was struck to commemorate the benefits of the Russian word, joined together at the bottom by a date of 21