The Baltic Medal - 1854-55 Hold Star First Class

Star First Class

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Handwerk - In die stamped white metal

Erskine was promoted to Corporal on April 1

both engines running hot - oil filters removed

The Baltic Medal - 1854-55 Hold Star First ClassUnnamed as issued, toned, good very fine. Baltic Medal was a campaign medal approved in 1856, for issue to officers and men of the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, and Royal Sappers and Miners who served in Baltic Sea operations against Russia in the Baltic theatre of the Crimean War. The medal primarily covered naval actions but it was also awarded to 100 men or the Royal Sappers and Miners for their work in the demolition of Russian fortifications at