Medal "For the capture of Paris on the 19th of March, 1814"

In the exposition of the Museum of Local lore among the items related to the Patriotic War of 1812, there is a medal "For the capture of Paris on the 19th March 1814". This award was established on the 30th of August 1814 by the manifesto of Emperor Alexander I in connection with the victorious capture of Paris by Russian troops. On the obverse of the silver medal there is an image of Alexander I in a laurel wreath and in the radiance of the radiant “all-seeing eye” above it. On the reverse side, also in a laurel wreath, is a straight five-line inscription: "FOR THE CAPTURE OF PARIS ON MARCH THE 19TH 1814.". The medal has a cross ear for suspension on the tape. They carried the award on their chests on the newly introduced combined Andrew’s – George’s ribbon. It was the usual width, but consisted of two narrow ribbons: Andrew’s- blue and George’s- orange with three black stripes.
However, the award was postponed because the delicate emperor did not want to once again remind the French of the recent humiliation of Paris. Only 12 years later the honored medals were awarded to the heroes of the war at the behest of the new emperor Nicholai I, who "... on the eve of the anniversary of the entry of the Russians into Paris, on the 18th of March, 1826, ordered to consecrate this medal on the tomb of his brother (Alexander I)."
Issuance of awards to participants continued until the 1st of May 1832. In total more than 160 thousand medals were awarded.
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