In the exhibition, there is an award medal from the times of the Crimean War. The armed conflict between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the British, French, Ottoman, and Sardinian Kingdom lasted four years, from 1853 to 1856.
In the center of the obverse of the medal, there are embossed monograms of Nicholas I and Alexander II with the imperial crowns and the rays of the “All-seeing Eye” symbol depicted at the top. This sign served as a symbol of the Freemasons, and in Orthodox culture played the role of an allegory of the all-knowing and all-seeing Christ. Under the monograms, along the edge of the medal, dates are stamped: “1853–1854–1855–1856” were the years of the Crimean War.
On the reverse, there is a minted inscription:
In the center of the obverse of the medal, there are embossed monograms of Nicholas I and Alexander II with the imperial crowns and the rays of the “All-seeing Eye” symbol depicted at the top. This sign served as a symbol of the Freemasons, and in Orthodox culture played the role of an allegory of the all-knowing and all-seeing Christ. Under the monograms, along the edge of the medal, dates are stamped: “1853–1854–1855–1856” were the years of the Crimean War.
On the reverse, there is a minted inscription:
