Medal "For the storm capture of Geok-Tepe 12 january 1881" , copper, copy

Medal "For the capture of Geok-Tepe storm" - Medal of the Russian Empire for
rewarding persons who were related to the capture of Geok-Tepe, under the command
General Skobelev. The medal did not have degrees, but had two main
options - silver and bronze. Medal established February 19, 1881 by order of the Emperor Alexander II.
Later, on May 7, 1881, by decree of Alexander III gold medals were
awarded by the Shah of Iran and his military Nasreddin Minister
Sapehsalar-Azam Mirza Hussain Khan. After some time, was also
awarded by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran Saeed Mirza Khan. rewarding
gold medals due to the provision of services by government material
Persia: it helped to supply the Russian army with food and
dressings in the presence of troops on the territory of Iran.