Russia, Imperial. A Commemorative Medal For Victory At The Battle Of Poltava Auction Archive in gilt bronze with red

in gilt bronze with red and white enamels

Austrian troops sacked the city and massacred numerous inhabitants before the surrender could be signed

flanked by stylized wings on either side

A WWII Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Pilot's Wings - White and blue embroidery on black wool

with 2 bars

Russia, Imperial. A Commemorative Medal For Victory At The Battle Of Poltava Auction Archive in gilt bronze with redConstructed of silvered zink, the obverse bearing a raised depiction of Tsar Peter I (the Great) in full armour and mounted on a horse trampling fallen enemy combatants, circumscribed by patriotic slogans in Latin, situated above name and titles similarly presented in Latin, the reverse bearing a central depiction of Hercules wielding a club, surrounded by cannons and flag standards, overlaid a topographical map of Poltava, situated above a Latin